"I am the archive of our failure."--I love this line.
I'm pretty sure this song (judging by the other songs on Surfacing and my personal experience with feeling this way) is about how you almost feel like a machine, or a robot, when you're depressed. You distance yourself from everyone, which is tough, especially when you're in a relationship ("The very center of our union is caving in."). The black and white and "everybody loves you when you're easy..." is how you end up just going through the motions to keep everyone happy, shutting off all emotions, when inside you're unraveling and falling apart.
"I am the archive of our failure."--I love this line.
I'm pretty sure this song (judging by the other songs on Surfacing and my personal experience with feeling this way) is about how you almost feel like a machine, or a robot, when you're depressed. You distance yourself from everyone, which is tough, especially when you're in a relationship ("The very center of our union is caving in."). The black and white and "everybody loves you when you're easy..." is how you end up just going through the motions to keep everyone happy, shutting off all emotions, when inside you're unraveling and falling apart.