I love this song, in fact every track on the album is a masterpiece.
I think the lyrics could be either two things, a guy in a long-distance relationship that is slowly fading OR a man having an affair. Both seem to work, actually!
He seems to have quite a busy life away from her, and over time he realizes he doesn't love her anymore. She sends him postcards and heart-shaped balloons to show that she still cares, but he just lets it deflate.
I think in the last verse he finds he cannot say anything, either because he fears he might give away the affair, or that he doesn't care enough to have a conversation with her.
But that's just my opinion...
I love this song, in fact every track on the album is a masterpiece. I think the lyrics could be either two things, a guy in a long-distance relationship that is slowly fading OR a man having an affair. Both seem to work, actually! He seems to have quite a busy life away from her, and over time he realizes he doesn't love her anymore. She sends him postcards and heart-shaped balloons to show that she still cares, but he just lets it deflate. I think in the last verse he finds he cannot say anything, either because he fears he might give away the affair, or that he doesn't care enough to have a conversation with her. But that's just my opinion...