To me this song is about when your parent's have separated and your mum is in a new relationship. The honeymoon reference seems to me that really uncomfortable voyeurism you have as a child looking at a parents new relationship.....your new stepdad buying you red vines and your mum and him the cigarettes. It gives me a feeling of the helplessness you have as a child and being totally dependent on your parents' decisions. I have a vivid recollection of just this type of situation and the first time I heard this song it rang so true to me. The 'disneylands about to close' line makes me think of an end to childhood. But my absolute favourite lines are, 'would it really kill you, would it really spoil everything...etc. because I have been a child of a broken home and have children who have suffered a broken home is the whole thing about blaming yourself for how things have turned out......I just love this song and the emotions it evokes. Aimee is a great songwriter.
To me this song is about when your parent's have separated and your mum is in a new relationship. The honeymoon reference seems to me that really uncomfortable voyeurism you have as a child looking at a parents new relationship.....your new stepdad buying you red vines and your mum and him the cigarettes. It gives me a feeling of the helplessness you have as a child and being totally dependent on your parents' decisions. I have a vivid recollection of just this type of situation and the first time I heard this song it rang so true to me. The 'disneylands about to close' line makes me think of an end to childhood. But my absolute favourite lines are, 'would it really kill you, would it really spoil everything...etc. because I have been a child of a broken home and have children who have suffered a broken home is the whole thing about blaming yourself for how things have turned out......I just love this song and the emotions it evokes. Aimee is a great songwriter.