I love the cynicism and insecurity of the lyrics juxtaposed with the light and bouncy music.
"You're saying things with your mouth to me
That I don't recognize
You're aware of yourself lately
Got a diagram of your associations
A strategy
You're weighing your options"
It seems like maybe his partner is becoming successful in her career. He's seeing an ambitious side of her that he hasn't seen before and it intimidates him.
"You're measuring me lately
And I can tell
And I can tell I'm losing weight"
Love that lyric. Blaming your failures on someone else's successes.
"Have you found him?
Have you told him everything?
Does he say he feels bad about all this?"
Because he doesn't feel good enough for her anymore, he automatically assumes that she too has decided he isn't good enough and is now cheating on him with someone more her caliber.
"Do not tell me I've changed
You're just raising your standards
Do not give me away
I am the same
I am the same"
It's about having the mindset that change in a person is always bad, when the truth is probably that she's just growing up and he doesn't want to. There's something desparate and sad about the repeating of "I am the same" He feels like he's getting left behind.
Oddly enough I would have agreed with that interpretation a few years ago, but it's not always true that change in a person is a good thing. I believe that the song refers to success which has gone to the "beautiful head" - what was once good enough is not anymore - because of an inflated sense of worth from something external.
Oddly enough I would have agreed with that interpretation a few years ago, but it's not always true that change in a person is a good thing. I believe that the song refers to success which has gone to the "beautiful head" - what was once good enough is not anymore - because of an inflated sense of worth from something external.
I agree he seems insecure, but I think Berninger is pointing out how relationships are sometimes treated as "what's the best I can do?" Of course relationships should hold an intrinsic value moreso than a practical value. He's mocking the selfishness people exhibit when ditching friends or lovers that the deem no longer up to their standards.
I agree he seems insecure, but I think Berninger is pointing out how relationships are sometimes treated as "what's the best I can do?" Of course relationships should hold an intrinsic value moreso than a practical value. He's mocking the selfishness people exhibit when ditching friends or lovers that the deem no longer up to their standards.
I love the cynicism and insecurity of the lyrics juxtaposed with the light and bouncy music.
"You're saying things with your mouth to me That I don't recognize You're aware of yourself lately
Got a diagram of your associations A strategy You're weighing your options"
It seems like maybe his partner is becoming successful in her career. He's seeing an ambitious side of her that he hasn't seen before and it intimidates him.
"You're measuring me lately And I can tell And I can tell I'm losing weight"
Love that lyric. Blaming your failures on someone else's successes.
"Have you found him? Have you told him everything? Does he say he feels bad about all this?"
Because he doesn't feel good enough for her anymore, he automatically assumes that she too has decided he isn't good enough and is now cheating on him with someone more her caliber.
"Do not tell me I've changed You're just raising your standards Do not give me away I am the same I am the same"
It's about having the mindset that change in a person is always bad, when the truth is probably that she's just growing up and he doesn't want to. There's something desparate and sad about the repeating of "I am the same" He feels like he's getting left behind.
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Oddly enough I would have agreed with that interpretation a few years ago, but it's not always true that change in a person is a good thing. I believe that the song refers to success which has gone to the "beautiful head" - what was once good enough is not anymore - because of an inflated sense of worth from something external.
Oddly enough I would have agreed with that interpretation a few years ago, but it's not always true that change in a person is a good thing. I believe that the song refers to success which has gone to the "beautiful head" - what was once good enough is not anymore - because of an inflated sense of worth from something external.
I agree he seems insecure, but I think Berninger is pointing out how relationships are sometimes treated as "what's the best I can do?" Of course relationships should hold an intrinsic value moreso than a practical value. He's mocking the selfishness people exhibit when ditching friends or lovers that the deem no longer up to their standards.
I agree he seems insecure, but I think Berninger is pointing out how relationships are sometimes treated as "what's the best I can do?" Of course relationships should hold an intrinsic value moreso than a practical value. He's mocking the selfishness people exhibit when ditching friends or lovers that the deem no longer up to their standards.