I think this feels like a typical love lost song untill you hit the line "and they put you in the ground". It suddenly changes the context of the whole song and turns it on its head. Suddenly the whole song has a different meaning and it seems to me like the true meaning of some lyrics really lept out of the song at that point. On a second listening "I never thought Id see you like I did today" changes from something potentialy loving and positive to something very dark and depressive. It seems like a very deliberate and clever twist. I think this song is genius! It plays with your perceptions and feelings. It is very straight forward and that is what makes me think the twist in perception is what this song is all about. The pop sound and catchyness of the tune serves to hide the meanig of the song. I could imagine people singing along to this thinking of it as a nice song without realising it is about seeing a dead loved one.
I think this feels like a typical love lost song untill you hit the line "and they put you in the ground". It suddenly changes the context of the whole song and turns it on its head. Suddenly the whole song has a different meaning and it seems to me like the true meaning of some lyrics really lept out of the song at that point. On a second listening "I never thought Id see you like I did today" changes from something potentialy loving and positive to something very dark and depressive. It seems like a very deliberate and clever twist. I think this song is genius! It plays with your perceptions and feelings. It is very straight forward and that is what makes me think the twist in perception is what this song is all about. The pop sound and catchyness of the tune serves to hide the meanig of the song. I could imagine people singing along to this thinking of it as a nice song without realising it is about seeing a dead loved one.