I Was a Fool Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ch3rryx 

Cover art for I Was a Fool lyrics by Tegan and Sara

Reminds me of my own break up.

(Do you remember I searched you out How I climbed your city's walls Do you remember me as devout) - Telling someone if they remember how hard you worked in trying to break down their walls/barriers. "Searched you out" as in finding you, really getting to know you for who you are behind all the walls you built.

(I stood still, it's what I did Love like ours is never fixed I stuck around, I did behave) - Putting a pause on your own life to be part of theirs. Standing in place in your own ambitions and goals and putting theirs over yours. "I did behave" meaning, I really was being good to you.

(I was a fool for love, I was a fool) - Losing your sense of self because you fall in love with someone so much you want to be everything for them. Feeling foolish and idiotic looking back on this.

(Then you blamed me and blocked me out How long did you think I'd last Then you disappeared for weeks to pout How many times could I pack) - Then this person blamed you for the relationship falling apart. "How long did you think I'd last" can depict both the person be blamed falling apart at the blame being put on them, and also translated as in "how long did you think I could keep taking this active role in your life and putting in as much energy as I am". Then this person seems to want space but after some weeks, want you back again (how many times to I have to keep packing over and over)

(If you're worried that I might have changed Left behind all of my foolish ways You best be looking for somebody else Without a foolish heart, a foolish heart) - Not being able to make the promise that you wouldn't do this again with either the same person or a different one. Feeling like if you're looking for someone not to be as stupid as me to fall so hard and put in so much energy, maybe you should look for someone else because I can't promise I won't be a fool again.

My Interpretation