I remember when I first heard this song I pictured her comforting someone after a job interview gone wrong. Kind of unusual subject matter for a song, but that's what came to mind. The first verse in particular lends itself to that interpretation.
But now after reading through the lyrics, I don't think it's about another person at all. The other person she's comforting is herself. She's trying to impress someone or fit in with a group in the first and third verses and she's struggling between keeping up the false persona she thinks will ingratiate herself with others, while the real her is pulling at her dress and doing whatever she can to shake herself out of it, if that makes any sense. When she's at the beach, in the warm sand, she's at peace with herself. No more warring sides to her, the real her and the false front; no, she is one person again, and she's comfortable with herself. No regrets, as noodleincident says. No worries about her past expectations, what she could've or should've done or been, just enjoying the moment.
I remember when I first heard this song I pictured her comforting someone after a job interview gone wrong. Kind of unusual subject matter for a song, but that's what came to mind. The first verse in particular lends itself to that interpretation.
But now after reading through the lyrics, I don't think it's about another person at all. The other person she's comforting is herself. She's trying to impress someone or fit in with a group in the first and third verses and she's struggling between keeping up the false persona she thinks will ingratiate herself with others, while the real her is pulling at her dress and doing whatever she can to shake herself out of it, if that makes any sense. When she's at the beach, in the warm sand, she's at peace with herself. No more warring sides to her, the real her and the false front; no, she is one person again, and she's comfortable with herself. No regrets, as noodleincident says. No worries about her past expectations, what she could've or should've done or been, just enjoying the moment.