I've always thought that this song was more like, hmm, ya know, this ship has really gone downhill and I don't think we belong together anymore. But my boyfriend won't ever be able to see it this way, so I better put it into words that he'll accept. I know...
I think you're mistaken, I'm sorry to say
I'm really just a loser who's getting in your way
(By saying this she points out that she is in the way of what he could be, and that she's sorry she has to point this out.)
I think you've forgotten all of your plans
You see you never meant to be here
(She's reminding him of what he had planned to do, trying to show him what he could do and what he had thought was the awesome life.)
And I think you should know,
You're better off alone.
(This could be taken two ways. To the boyfriend (who I am assuming is bigheaded and would take this this way) that she sucks and he would be better off without her. To Marie it may mean that she worded this so that he'd leave because he really is better off alone without a girlfriend to be a "loser who's getting in his way." He is the Cormac McLaggen/Gilderoy Lockhart/Victor Krum of the world. Totally hot, always thinks he's right, and maybe a bit pompous with good intentions underneath.)
I could totally be wrong here, and I probably am, but I've always seen it this way, since I first heard it. Thank you for listening to my two cents worth.
I've always thought that this song was more like, hmm, ya know, this ship has really gone downhill and I don't think we belong together anymore. But my boyfriend won't ever be able to see it this way, so I better put it into words that he'll accept. I know...
I think you're mistaken, I'm sorry to say I'm really just a loser who's getting in your way
(By saying this she points out that she is in the way of what he could be, and that she's sorry she has to point this out.)
I think you've forgotten all of your plans You see you never meant to be here
(She's reminding him of what he had planned to do, trying to show him what he could do and what he had thought was the awesome life.)
And I think you should know, You're better off alone.
(This could be taken two ways. To the boyfriend (who I am assuming is bigheaded and would take this this way) that she sucks and he would be better off without her. To Marie it may mean that she worded this so that he'd leave because he really is better off alone without a girlfriend to be a "loser who's getting in his way." He is the Cormac McLaggen/Gilderoy Lockhart/Victor Krum of the world. Totally hot, always thinks he's right, and maybe a bit pompous with good intentions underneath.)
I could totally be wrong here, and I probably am, but I've always seen it this way, since I first heard it. Thank you for listening to my two cents worth.