So many good things about this song. Of course it resonates with people but the subtle phrasing is great.
It seems like he relies on the operator, a total stranger to talk about his problem. I'm sure more than a few real operators have had such confessionals and it also seems common for someone who has had their heart broken to go babbling about it to anyone who will listen. Kind of pathetic but he knows it but what can he do.
When he says 'See, the number on the matchbook is old and faded.' is really means that she's moved on and she is no longer at that number. The term faded is a good metaphor, as in faded memories.
The line 'She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray' says a lot about friendships and how a lover can bring betrayal and divide friends. Who hasn't lost a friend in some similiar way.
The line 'A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated' is telling. How often is it that two people start out hating each other but that that feeling masks a underlying attraction.
The line 'So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well' - he knows even in the song that he's lying to himself. This aspect of love reminds me an addiction like quitting cigarettes. I once tried to quit and wondered why I couldn't just have one more.
@jelaplan "...and sometimes hated" seems to be his naivete when it comes to people and relationships. He's on the outside looking in, and thinks he understands. Why's she with someone who she doesn't like? Why would she not be with me? completely missing the point that maybe she didn't like HIM all that much, either.
@jelaplan "...and sometimes hated" seems to be his naivete when it comes to people and relationships. He's on the outside looking in, and thinks he understands. Why's she with someone who she doesn't like? Why would she not be with me? completely missing the point that maybe she didn't like HIM all that much, either.
@jelaplan “ The line \'A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated\' is telling.” What I think he referring to is that his girlfriend, who lied to him saying she hated his best friend, was really attracted to him all along. The best friend stole his girl and he was betrayed by them both.
@jelaplan “ The line \'A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated\' is telling.” What I think he referring to is that his girlfriend, who lied to him saying she hated his best friend, was really attracted to him all along. The best friend stole his girl and he was betrayed by them both.
@jelaplan “ The line \'A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated\' is telling.” What I think he referring to is that his girlfriend, who lied to him saying she hated his best friend, was really attracted to him all along. The best friend stole his girl and he was betrayed by them both.
@jelaplan “ The line \'A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated\' is telling.” What I think he referring to is that his girlfriend, who lied to him saying she hated his best friend, was really attracted to him all along. The best friend stole his girl and he was betrayed by them both.
So many good things about this song. Of course it resonates with people but the subtle phrasing is great.
It seems like he relies on the operator, a total stranger to talk about his problem. I'm sure more than a few real operators have had such confessionals and it also seems common for someone who has had their heart broken to go babbling about it to anyone who will listen. Kind of pathetic but he knows it but what can he do.
When he says 'See, the number on the matchbook is old and faded.' is really means that she's moved on and she is no longer at that number. The term faded is a good metaphor, as in faded memories.
The line 'She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray' says a lot about friendships and how a lover can bring betrayal and divide friends. Who hasn't lost a friend in some similiar way.
The line 'A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated' is telling. How often is it that two people start out hating each other but that that feeling masks a underlying attraction.
The line 'So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine and to show I've overcome the blow, I've learned to take it well' - he knows even in the song that he's lying to himself. This aspect of love reminds me an addiction like quitting cigarettes. I once tried to quit and wondered why I couldn't just have one more.
@jelaplan "...and sometimes hated" seems to be his naivete when it comes to people and relationships. He's on the outside looking in, and thinks he understands. Why's she with someone who she doesn't like? Why would she not be with me? completely missing the point that maybe she didn't like HIM all that much, either.
@jelaplan "...and sometimes hated" seems to be his naivete when it comes to people and relationships. He's on the outside looking in, and thinks he understands. Why's she with someone who she doesn't like? Why would she not be with me? completely missing the point that maybe she didn't like HIM all that much, either.
@jelaplan “ The line \'A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated\' is telling.” What I think he referring to is that his girlfriend, who lied to him saying she hated his best friend, was really attracted to him all along. The best friend stole his girl and he was betrayed by them both.
@jelaplan “ The line \'A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated\' is telling.” What I think he referring to is that his girlfriend, who lied to him saying she hated his best friend, was really attracted to him all along. The best friend stole his girl and he was betrayed by them both.
@jelaplan “ The line \'A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated\' is telling.” What I think he referring to is that his girlfriend, who lied to him saying she hated his best friend, was really attracted to him all along. The best friend stole his girl and he was betrayed by them both.
@jelaplan “ The line \'A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated\' is telling.” What I think he referring to is that his girlfriend, who lied to him saying she hated his best friend, was really attracted to him all along. The best friend stole his girl and he was betrayed by them both.