Happy New Year Lyrics

Lyric discussion by hydraulic_heart 

Cover art for Happy New Year lyrics by Camera Obscura

I was listening to this song today and it was one of those A-HA moments where the song didn't necessarily mean much before but now that I've been in a situation I think that mirrors the song, it makes much more sense. If the song at all reflects what my situation is, it is about two people who have met and spent time with each other only to kind of realize that while they appreciated each other they maybe weren't completely compatible. But they're deep enough in that they (or at least she) wants to try to make it work anyway, even though by the end of the song we can tell that it just isn't going to happen.

She would be content with a more laid back relationship, she doesn't need for the two of them to be breathing down each others' necks, but he just isn't into it that way.

That's my own interpretation, anyway. :)

My Interpretation