I always liked to think that this song was about falling in love for the first time. Literally, unexpectedly taking a plunge and tumbling into it. That overwhelming wave of affection you have for another person... well, she wasn't prepared for it. People can fall in love, sure, and then there's that person who just kicks you sideways off of your feet and drags you and loves you and you never, ever forget about him/her because of how strongly you felt for each other.
I can imagine her sitting, thinking, pondering about this boy and realizing the true extent of her feelings for him. That's where the vulnerability and helplessness come from in this song, I think. She just wasn't prepared.
And then I can see her sitting on a different day, remembering this boy and mourning the love that they once had. Everyone has a first love to remember, and hardly anyone actually ends up marrying their first love. I think that's why, in the second verse, she has the bees trace his face for her instead of actually going to be with him. It's in the past. She's reminiscing. I don't think she actually wants to be with him, just that she misses the love that they shared and the times that they were together. That's how I hear it, at least.
I always liked to think that this song was about falling in love for the first time. Literally, unexpectedly taking a plunge and tumbling into it. That overwhelming wave of affection you have for another person... well, she wasn't prepared for it. People can fall in love, sure, and then there's that person who just kicks you sideways off of your feet and drags you and loves you and you never, ever forget about him/her because of how strongly you felt for each other.
I can imagine her sitting, thinking, pondering about this boy and realizing the true extent of her feelings for him. That's where the vulnerability and helplessness come from in this song, I think. She just wasn't prepared.
And then I can see her sitting on a different day, remembering this boy and mourning the love that they once had. Everyone has a first love to remember, and hardly anyone actually ends up marrying their first love. I think that's why, in the second verse, she has the bees trace his face for her instead of actually going to be with him. It's in the past. She's reminiscing. I don't think she actually wants to be with him, just that she misses the love that they shared and the times that they were together. That's how I hear it, at least.