When I listen to this song all I hear is my love story unfolding in such a short and sweet way. I think this song could be interpreted in many ways, but for me, when I hear it I think that it talks about two friends realising that they have much deeper feelings towards each other, and they started making their friendship into something more - "the moment we forgot we were just good friends" - the moment they took their first steps as something more than just good friends.
Slowly, although the pair still loved each other, it was not as rosy as what they thought it would be - "she said love was painted gold, like all things growing old,
the paint peels and slowly falls" - I think these lines mean that their relationship wasn't as good as they thought it would be, and that's not down to the fact that they were falling out of love, but down to the fact that their expectations were possibly too high or they missed their friendship where things weren't as complicated.
The "you already know" line, to me, proves that they're both thinking the same thing - It's a mutual feeling that their relationship isn't how they thought it would be. Perhaps they would rather end it now before they lose everything that they have once had.
The last stanza on the first verse - "one more bus home, another silent weekend." - one more bus could be referring to walking out from "another" argument, but the "one more bus" could also mean that it was the final straw that has their love story come to an end, which in turn, would result in a "silent weekend". As said before, the adjective "another" might show that the arguments are occurring too often and are turning into a tired routine where they go home separately and don't talk to each other for a couple of days, therefore, making the relationship seem less appealing (maybe the friendship worked better because there wasn't as much drama).
"looking out the glass, always sit together.
we both know we could be someone better,
not with our heads like London weather."
I think this whole verse basically shows that they are getting into a boring routine by "always" doing the same thing - their spark has gone, although they still care and love each other by "sitting together". Simply staying together (also could be interpreting them "always sit together") because they know that their yet still strong feelings towards each other will get in the way of them going back to being "just good friends". The reference to London weather? Well London weather is either really nice or really bad, which could relate to the ups and downs of their relationship. They would be "better" off separated because then they aren't arguing all the time, and they "both know" this because of the heat between them. The song is weighing up whether they should stay or go their separated ways.
Overall, I think it's about two friends that are in love and always have been, but the spark is slowly going from their relationship due to petty arguments that occur frequently. In this song they are both agreeing that not everything is as good as it once seemed and could possibly be starting to have the 'break up'. A really touching song of how two lovers look back on their whole history, knowing that they still have feelings for each other but it just doesn't work.
When I listen to this song all I hear is my love story unfolding in such a short and sweet way. I think this song could be interpreted in many ways, but for me, when I hear it I think that it talks about two friends realising that they have much deeper feelings towards each other, and they started making their friendship into something more - "the moment we forgot we were just good friends" - the moment they took their first steps as something more than just good friends.
Slowly, although the pair still loved each other, it was not as rosy as what they thought it would be - "she said love was painted gold, like all things growing old, the paint peels and slowly falls" - I think these lines mean that their relationship wasn't as good as they thought it would be, and that's not down to the fact that they were falling out of love, but down to the fact that their expectations were possibly too high or they missed their friendship where things weren't as complicated.
The "you already know" line, to me, proves that they're both thinking the same thing - It's a mutual feeling that their relationship isn't how they thought it would be. Perhaps they would rather end it now before they lose everything that they have once had.
The last stanza on the first verse - "one more bus home, another silent weekend." - one more bus could be referring to walking out from "another" argument, but the "one more bus" could also mean that it was the final straw that has their love story come to an end, which in turn, would result in a "silent weekend". As said before, the adjective "another" might show that the arguments are occurring too often and are turning into a tired routine where they go home separately and don't talk to each other for a couple of days, therefore, making the relationship seem less appealing (maybe the friendship worked better because there wasn't as much drama).
"looking out the glass, always sit together. we both know we could be someone better, not with our heads like London weather."
I think this whole verse basically shows that they are getting into a boring routine by "always" doing the same thing - their spark has gone, although they still care and love each other by "sitting together". Simply staying together (also could be interpreting them "always sit together") because they know that their yet still strong feelings towards each other will get in the way of them going back to being "just good friends". The reference to London weather? Well London weather is either really nice or really bad, which could relate to the ups and downs of their relationship. They would be "better" off separated because then they aren't arguing all the time, and they "both know" this because of the heat between them. The song is weighing up whether they should stay or go their separated ways.
Overall, I think it's about two friends that are in love and always have been, but the spark is slowly going from their relationship due to petty arguments that occur frequently. In this song they are both agreeing that not everything is as good as it once seemed and could possibly be starting to have the 'break up'. A really touching song of how two lovers look back on their whole history, knowing that they still have feelings for each other but it just doesn't work.