This is my favorite song of hers. My interpretation:
They used to be together, but now they are just friends. She still loves him and is trying, unsuccessfully, to get his attentions again. - "You never miss a thing, but you miss me there.". She's not willing to give up on the relationship just yet. She tries to cry, but can't. (The flood gates open...etc.) She feels doubt about trying to get with him again, but her heart tells her to hold her ground and keep at it. "They keep saying this is part of the ride, but I'm not getting stronger." - her friends are trying to tell her, it'll be ok and this is what happens in relationships. So, now she sits at home alone, in angst over the whole thing - hence, the knot in her side. The part about pulling out the chair, I think, refers to her struggling with the idea of doing something drastic to get his attention. She's basically torn about whether the relationship is really over or not. The light and bullet line, I think, is about trying to prove she is not really wounded - she's playing tough on the outside while she's tormented on the inside.
This is my favorite song of hers. My interpretation:
They used to be together, but now they are just friends. She still loves him and is trying, unsuccessfully, to get his attentions again. - "You never miss a thing, but you miss me there.". She's not willing to give up on the relationship just yet. She tries to cry, but can't. (The flood gates open...etc.) She feels doubt about trying to get with him again, but her heart tells her to hold her ground and keep at it. "They keep saying this is part of the ride, but I'm not getting stronger." - her friends are trying to tell her, it'll be ok and this is what happens in relationships. So, now she sits at home alone, in angst over the whole thing - hence, the knot in her side. The part about pulling out the chair, I think, refers to her struggling with the idea of doing something drastic to get his attention. She's basically torn about whether the relationship is really over or not. The light and bullet line, I think, is about trying to prove she is not really wounded - she's playing tough on the outside while she's tormented on the inside.
..... hmmm.... am I reading too much into it?