To me this song is about a relationship that has gone bad and now it's actually at the end. He is coming to terms that it's over. Not sure if it's "morning calm" or "morning come" but either way, I think this lyric has a double meaning - his partner has either been unfaithful, thus it's now "morning" and she has to explain herself, or "morning" could just represent a new day, a new outlook. "Don't need to have an alibi" - he knows the truth and she doesn't need to cover things up anymore. "You don't need to breathe so easy" - once again, he is aware of what this person is doing and is telling her she can stop lying to him. She thinks he believes her alibi, but he doesn't. "You don't need to be so honest" - maybe he doesn't really want her to disclose all of what has happened but knows there is something going on. Although he's come to terms that the relationship is doomed, he still says "But I tried so hard" where there is a sense of failure, of him having no control over this, he did all he could do and still failed. "No one does it like you" kind of self explanitory. The lyric that sticks out the most to me in this song is "I laughed so hard I fell down; I cursed these legs I walked on." This is kind of elusive. I think it means he has just given up, he's done trying and lost a little bit of control. He has nothing left to lose. Not sure if he is laughing at his own situation or something else, but he is just trying to get over it. Awesome song, video is one of my favorites as well.
To me this song is about a relationship that has gone bad and now it's actually at the end. He is coming to terms that it's over. Not sure if it's "morning calm" or "morning come" but either way, I think this lyric has a double meaning - his partner has either been unfaithful, thus it's now "morning" and she has to explain herself, or "morning" could just represent a new day, a new outlook. "Don't need to have an alibi" - he knows the truth and she doesn't need to cover things up anymore. "You don't need to breathe so easy" - once again, he is aware of what this person is doing and is telling her she can stop lying to him. She thinks he believes her alibi, but he doesn't. "You don't need to be so honest" - maybe he doesn't really want her to disclose all of what has happened but knows there is something going on. Although he's come to terms that the relationship is doomed, he still says "But I tried so hard" where there is a sense of failure, of him having no control over this, he did all he could do and still failed. "No one does it like you" kind of self explanitory. The lyric that sticks out the most to me in this song is "I laughed so hard I fell down; I cursed these legs I walked on." This is kind of elusive. I think it means he has just given up, he's done trying and lost a little bit of control. He has nothing left to lose. Not sure if he is laughing at his own situation or something else, but he is just trying to get over it. Awesome song, video is one of my favorites as well.
I like your analysis... very profound, I meant it
I like your analysis... very profound, I meant it