Daniel Rossen himself describes this song as a twisted love song, and I don't think there's any evidence to assume that it's anything else.
It's an insecure, negative, harmful love being portrayed here; the kind of love present in abusive relationships. Examine the lines "Been gone too long" or "Don't put me on / Don't make me beg." Doesn't this instill the image of a hateful relationship, made all the more terrifying by the fact that the two in the relationship live together and hence the title?
There's really no need to read into what's between the lines; it's all here. Jealousy can drive a person mad and inhibit rational thought, hence the lines "They'll try / They'll try to keep us apart" and the astoundingly accusatory "You'll try / You'll try to keep us apart." It's damn creepy how the speaker shifts the target of his rage onto his partner, accusing him/her of trying to break up their relationship. It's creepy, tense, and unsettling, and it gets the point across really well.
Daniel Rossen himself describes this song as a twisted love song, and I don't think there's any evidence to assume that it's anything else.
It's an insecure, negative, harmful love being portrayed here; the kind of love present in abusive relationships. Examine the lines "Been gone too long" or "Don't put me on / Don't make me beg." Doesn't this instill the image of a hateful relationship, made all the more terrifying by the fact that the two in the relationship live together and hence the title?
There's really no need to read into what's between the lines; it's all here. Jealousy can drive a person mad and inhibit rational thought, hence the lines "They'll try / They'll try to keep us apart" and the astoundingly accusatory "You'll try / You'll try to keep us apart." It's damn creepy how the speaker shifts the target of his rage onto his partner, accusing him/her of trying to break up their relationship. It's creepy, tense, and unsettling, and it gets the point across really well.