I love this song. I get such a visual picture of the scene when I listen to it. Here's how I see it. The guy wants to break up with the girl. He agonizes over it, pacing outside her apartment, tapping his foot nervously. He's nervous because he's sure she won't understand why. She can sense something is up, and he spills his drink to break the tension. I think "static" refers to their stagnant relationship, but I see it visually, like the TV is on and it's all static. And "waves" are part of the back and forth of him arguing with himself whether ending it is right. She wasn't going to make it easy for him though. She kisses him to get him to stay and then he touches her lips and holds her hands cuz she's shaking. I think the next verse is about how they're both slaves to this relationship and I feel like it has something to do with the apartment, like they spend too much time there or something. Next, he's willing himself to leave, but he can't. "I would have let you leave" is such a powerful line to me. I think this is from the girl's perspective and if something had been different, she might have let him leave, and this is her regret for even allowing the possibility.
I love this song. I get such a visual picture of the scene when I listen to it. Here's how I see it. The guy wants to break up with the girl. He agonizes over it, pacing outside her apartment, tapping his foot nervously. He's nervous because he's sure she won't understand why. She can sense something is up, and he spills his drink to break the tension. I think "static" refers to their stagnant relationship, but I see it visually, like the TV is on and it's all static. And "waves" are part of the back and forth of him arguing with himself whether ending it is right. She wasn't going to make it easy for him though. She kisses him to get him to stay and then he touches her lips and holds her hands cuz she's shaking. I think the next verse is about how they're both slaves to this relationship and I feel like it has something to do with the apartment, like they spend too much time there or something. Next, he's willing himself to leave, but he can't. "I would have let you leave" is such a powerful line to me. I think this is from the girl's perspective and if something had been different, she might have let him leave, and this is her regret for even allowing the possibility.