Swan Song Lyrics

Lyric discussion by twentythird 

Cover art for Swan Song lyrics by A Fine Frenzy

just my interpretation, but:

maybe it's about two people deciding if they want a relationship to take off, but are just too held back by something. whether it be their friends or their surroundings or maybe even themselves.

(Wretched, look at me, I've lost it, melting on the table In parking lots and markets I cant help it, loves you like a starfish loves the salty water Like a selfish daughter)

--- k, so. she likes this guy, a lot. but maybe too much? does she feel like she's holding him back? "like a selfish daughter"

(But I wrote the words to the swan song The author of the wrong And I said what I said and I meant it But now I regret it)

--- i feel like she confessed her feelings to him, knowing at the time that the relationship was "wrong", and maybe he didn't receive the 'news' as she had hoped.

(Foolish, how was I so careless Pawning off my treasure, the envy of an heiress Now my dollars are crumbled in my pocket How can I reclaim it? What if someone's got it?)

--- perhaps she is starting to feel guilty about just throwing her feelings out there, at somebody who maybe doesn't want to hear it. "how can i reclaim it?"

(How could the world have turned so ugly I am dying Could you touch me again? Touch me again)

--- i think she is asking like "how is it we can't be together?" and coming to terms with the fact that NOT being a couple is the painful alternative that will leave them both better off.

call me crazy, that's just how i saw the relation into evryday life. haha(:

My Interpretation