Also, as brilliant a musician and songwriter as he is, he seems like a colossal asshole. (Someone I know who met him can vouch for this fact, that he's funny but a dick.) When I first heard him singing these lyrics, it made me chuckle as I sort of imagine HE'S the horrible thing, being horrible to this girl, and that it's quite nervy of him to suggest, as many men tend to do, that it's her fault and he's been totally good and blameless.
Also, as brilliant a musician and songwriter as he is, he seems like a colossal asshole. (Someone I know who met him can vouch for this fact, that he's funny but a dick.) When I first heard him singing these lyrics, it made me chuckle as I sort of imagine HE'S the horrible thing, being horrible to this girl, and that it's quite nervy of him to suggest, as many men tend to do, that it's her fault and he's been totally good and blameless.