This is the last straw. She has hurt him one too many times.
He knows he has to walk away. He HAS to walk away. The pain is too much.
.. but he still dreams about her. She is all he thinks about. The problem is that the relationship is really one sided. He knows she doesn't love him. The only affection in their relationship is from him to her. Still she hurts ... walks away... but eventually goes back to him. Probably because it is a secure relationship. Something that doesn't change. He is always faithful to her, even if she never returns the favor.
The last section is perhaps the most powerful lyrics I have ever read. He knows men with a greater resolve than him have reached this point. The point in which they have to leave someone in order to move on and LIVE. But he also knows so often they can't.
He knows he can't leave her so he asks her to leave him... and if she is unwilling to leave him, then do the only thing left... "tighten up the slack". His love has long become a noose around his neck. She needs him to end it, but he know she won't.
Such an amazing and DEEP song. Great job Black Keys.
This is the last straw. She has hurt him one too many times.
He knows he has to walk away. He HAS to walk away. The pain is too much.
.. but he still dreams about her. She is all he thinks about. The problem is that the relationship is really one sided. He knows she doesn't love him. The only affection in their relationship is from him to her. Still she hurts ... walks away... but eventually goes back to him. Probably because it is a secure relationship. Something that doesn't change. He is always faithful to her, even if she never returns the favor.
The last section is perhaps the most powerful lyrics I have ever read. He knows men with a greater resolve than him have reached this point. The point in which they have to leave someone in order to move on and LIVE. But he also knows so often they can't.
He knows he can't leave her so he asks her to leave him... and if she is unwilling to leave him, then do the only thing left... "tighten up the slack". His love has long become a noose around his neck. She needs him to end it, but he know she won't.
Such an amazing and DEEP song. Great job Black Keys.