I think this song is about a young man taking a trip overseas, possibly for the first time, and his first realization of what heartbreak is. I think that the over all tone of the lyrics, even though many are ambiguous, are in reference to his realization that HE broke someone ELSE'S heart. I think the fourth verse is evidence to that:
"And maybe some things are better left unsaid
But if you wanted to test that, I will, yeah, I guess, I could've said
But there were nights in bars that I recall
Your breath was courage laced with alcohol
You leaned in, you said,
"Make music with the chatter in here,
And whisper all the notes in my ears."
I didn't know, I didn't know the way of my tongue
I didn't know, I didn't know what I'd done"
I think the girl he's writing about and had these experiences with in Spain was someone he almost loved but her intensity and, quite possibly, her alcoholism always left him a bit rattled. He would tell her what he thought she wanted to hear, even if he didn't mean it, and in the end... there was just that:
I think this song is about a young man taking a trip overseas, possibly for the first time, and his first realization of what heartbreak is. I think that the over all tone of the lyrics, even though many are ambiguous, are in reference to his realization that HE broke someone ELSE'S heart. I think the fourth verse is evidence to that:
"And maybe some things are better left unsaid But if you wanted to test that, I will, yeah, I guess, I could've said But there were nights in bars that I recall Your breath was courage laced with alcohol You leaned in, you said, "Make music with the chatter in here, And whisper all the notes in my ears." I didn't know, I didn't know the way of my tongue I didn't know, I didn't know what I'd done"
I think the girl he's writing about and had these experiences with in Spain was someone he almost loved but her intensity and, quite possibly, her alcoholism always left him a bit rattled. He would tell her what he thought she wanted to hear, even if he didn't mean it, and in the end... there was just that:
an end.
......... I'm so full of shit.