Manhattan. There being past and future in the song, the past where bustle and laughter were how Manhattan was defined, the future where she abandons all of this for the sake that is the prized relationship, the lyrics form a plot that separates her style of life from this other person’s. She associates this other lifestyle with MANhattan and criticizes it because it is too sad and hurried. It used to be comfortable and dreamy to maintain, but she aims to forget this and become her own person. She partners the other person with Manhattan and chooses to veer away from the two that are meant for each other.
Manhattan. There being past and future in the song, the past where bustle and laughter were how Manhattan was defined, the future where she abandons all of this for the sake that is the prized relationship, the lyrics form a plot that separates her style of life from this other person’s. She associates this other lifestyle with MANhattan and criticizes it because it is too sad and hurried. It used to be comfortable and dreamy to maintain, but she aims to forget this and become her own person. She partners the other person with Manhattan and chooses to veer away from the two that are meant for each other.