its clear that its the singer that is the "unhealthy" one, NOT the person she is singing to. she feels her problems are so enormous and her life so hopeless that she doesnt want to bring down this person she has just met and has feelings for.
yes, its true that Paul Thomas Anderson was inspired by Aimee Mann's songs to write "Magnolia". in fact, there is a scene where one of the characters (a drug addict who was sexually molested by her father) asks the cop she is falling for, played by John C. Reilly, the exact line: "Now that I've met you, would you object to never seeing each other again?"
its clear that its the singer that is the "unhealthy" one, NOT the person she is singing to. she feels her problems are so enormous and her life so hopeless that she doesnt want to bring down this person she has just met and has feelings for.
yes, its true that Paul Thomas Anderson was inspired by Aimee Mann's songs to write "Magnolia". in fact, there is a scene where one of the characters (a drug addict who was sexually molested by her father) asks the cop she is falling for, played by John C. Reilly, the exact line: "Now that I've met you, would you object to never seeing each other again?"