Every time we fall in love we give away a piece of our heart's real estate. If it doesn't work out, the we take back residence...but that part of our heart is no longer in the same condition. It's got them all over it. Whether we love them still or hate them now, that little bit of our heart has the one we loved all over it and through it.
It's sad and this song is about that complicated, messy and desperately empty time we have to spend cleaning house after they leave, making our hearts our own again so that one day we can let someone else stay there. We learn to stand on our own again and keep our own company.
The beauty of this song is that it carries the hope of reunion, people are so full of silly imperfections that can too easily cause a breakup. But what do keys in the door, spots on the mirror and wet towels matter when someone is meant for you and you're meant for them? When you've no hope of being reunited, then being able to do these things again without it turning into an argument is the sole consolation of a breakup, but she's not going back to them because she truly believes that in time she'll be going back to him.
It's a great song, it leaves you with no clarity on the story's ending, but so accurately depicts the moment of the story she's trying to convey.
Every time we fall in love we give away a piece of our heart's real estate. If it doesn't work out, the we take back residence...but that part of our heart is no longer in the same condition. It's got them all over it. Whether we love them still or hate them now, that little bit of our heart has the one we loved all over it and through it. It's sad and this song is about that complicated, messy and desperately empty time we have to spend cleaning house after they leave, making our hearts our own again so that one day we can let someone else stay there. We learn to stand on our own again and keep our own company. The beauty of this song is that it carries the hope of reunion, people are so full of silly imperfections that can too easily cause a breakup. But what do keys in the door, spots on the mirror and wet towels matter when someone is meant for you and you're meant for them? When you've no hope of being reunited, then being able to do these things again without it turning into an argument is the sole consolation of a breakup, but she's not going back to them because she truly believes that in time she'll be going back to him. It's a great song, it leaves you with no clarity on the story's ending, but so accurately depicts the moment of the story she's trying to convey.