How You Survived the War Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kacheson 

Cover art for How You Survived the War lyrics by Weepies, The

I think this is one person trying to get the other to open up. Someone has survived a war (whether real or metaphorical) and it has closed them off to real human connection. "You're not gonna lose this one," she says. She thinks he has it in him to choose love instead of isolation and "safety."