I think oceaneyes is probably pretty spot on, but there's another option I'd like to explore. One of the recurring themes of this album seems to be about a broken relationship and this song could possibly fall into that as well.
I think the girl is speaking about a relationship that she wants to walk away from or thinks needs to end, but she cares deeply for the other person and is having difficulty calling it quits. Here's an excruciatingly literal interpretation:
Breaking up with someone you care about can really tear you up inside. Will she be able to tell him the truth? She doesn't want to hurt them, so she's been telling "white lies" (maybe, "It'll be okay"?) to protect them. She walks away from a fight ("stormy weather") to stop herself from saying things she does(n't) mean, but knows that eventually she won't be able to keep up this act. She knows that she needs to let him go. When she is alone with her thoughts at night, she understands what she is doing is hurting them and realizes that she needs to tell the truth. And the last two lines could be her trying to convince herself that one day she'll look back on it as a good time.
THANK YOU! I was the guy in this relationship. And when she broke up with me, and asked for us to be friends, it was a day after she said everything would be okay. I never got that, and it made me a bit angry. Now this, this thing you wrote helps me understand how she must've felt - horrible... and now I feel horrible.
THANK YOU! I was the guy in this relationship. And when she broke up with me, and asked for us to be friends, it was a day after she said everything would be okay. I never got that, and it made me a bit angry. Now this, this thing you wrote helps me understand how she must've felt - horrible... and now I feel horrible.
I think oceaneyes is probably pretty spot on, but there's another option I'd like to explore. One of the recurring themes of this album seems to be about a broken relationship and this song could possibly fall into that as well.
I think the girl is speaking about a relationship that she wants to walk away from or thinks needs to end, but she cares deeply for the other person and is having difficulty calling it quits. Here's an excruciatingly literal interpretation:
Breaking up with someone you care about can really tear you up inside. Will she be able to tell him the truth? She doesn't want to hurt them, so she's been telling "white lies" (maybe, "It'll be okay"?) to protect them. She walks away from a fight ("stormy weather") to stop herself from saying things she does(n't) mean, but knows that eventually she won't be able to keep up this act. She knows that she needs to let him go. When she is alone with her thoughts at night, she understands what she is doing is hurting them and realizes that she needs to tell the truth. And the last two lines could be her trying to convince herself that one day she'll look back on it as a good time.
Oh I really like this option. It makes sense to me
Oh I really like this option. It makes sense to me
THANK YOU! I was the guy in this relationship. And when she broke up with me, and asked for us to be friends, it was a day after she said everything would be okay. I never got that, and it made me a bit angry. Now this, this thing you wrote helps me understand how she must've felt - horrible... and now I feel horrible.
THANK YOU! I was the guy in this relationship. And when she broke up with me, and asked for us to be friends, it was a day after she said everything would be okay. I never got that, and it made me a bit angry. Now this, this thing you wrote helps me understand how she must've felt - horrible... and now I feel horrible.