Lyric discussion by hoedown94 

Ok, so I've seen La Dispute live in Michigan and I love them sooo much (:

But yeah the song to me is about how this guy's girlfriend tried so hard to be his love, but he's holding onto the memories and pain of his last love. His old love must of been taken away from him "the day they had her torn away", so now his fears of love are holding him back from loving his new flame.

i agree. 'the day they had her torn away' makes me think that it was her parents, who made her move with them. or perhaps a college or job pulled her away from home and convinced her to move. i'm not quite sure though.

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