(Excuse me while I write a book to analyze a three minute song because I have nothing better to do.)
I think it's pretty clear that this song is relating to a girl who used to be in a long term relationship with the speaker (broken up), and now that he's starting to move on she's trying to get back into his life, which is unwelcomed and uncalled for, considering she has moved on much quicker ("I'm tired of believing we could ever heal these broken dreams/When you're still sleeping in someone else bed").
The speaker, while obviously upset, still has feelings for her as seen in the lines "Or grab my hand and tell me what's the difference between/Heaven and Hell, 'cause I can't tell". He isn't able to gauge if being with her is divine or torturous, though he considers her an angel, which is the common motif throughout the album. Though this angel isn't used to be alone, which is why she craves the attention from her former partner.
The first lines of the choruses: "I want to thank you for your card, 'Cause __ says it all" marks an obvious progression on the speakers views toward the situation. At first, he says "'Cause Hallmark says it all", claiming that her desire to return isn't genuine, and that it's two dimensional and generalized.
Secondly, he says "'Cause silence says it all", and this shows the underlying layer of her wanting to return to him. The fact that she refuses to speak "says" that getting back together is for her own greed and comfort, not his.
Lastly, "'Cause nothing says it all", just furthers that point - though there is something notable about the difference between "Silence" and "Nothing", as the term "nothing" is a main theme of the song.
The song itself is called "Nothing You Can Live Without, Nothing You Can Do About", the first nothing referring to their past relationship, and the second referring to her unable to restore that relationship. This theme of "nothingness" (I believe) is the blatant answer to the driving question: "What are we good for?"
(Excuse me while I write a book to analyze a three minute song because I have nothing better to do.)
I think it's pretty clear that this song is relating to a girl who used to be in a long term relationship with the speaker (broken up), and now that he's starting to move on she's trying to get back into his life, which is unwelcomed and uncalled for, considering she has moved on much quicker ("I'm tired of believing we could ever heal these broken dreams/When you're still sleeping in someone else bed").
The speaker, while obviously upset, still has feelings for her as seen in the lines "Or grab my hand and tell me what's the difference between/Heaven and Hell, 'cause I can't tell". He isn't able to gauge if being with her is divine or torturous, though he considers her an angel, which is the common motif throughout the album. Though this angel isn't used to be alone, which is why she craves the attention from her former partner.
The first lines of the choruses: "I want to thank you for your card, 'Cause __ says it all" marks an obvious progression on the speakers views toward the situation. At first, he says "'Cause Hallmark says it all", claiming that her desire to return isn't genuine, and that it's two dimensional and generalized.
Secondly, he says "'Cause silence says it all", and this shows the underlying layer of her wanting to return to him. The fact that she refuses to speak "says" that getting back together is for her own greed and comfort, not his.
Lastly, "'Cause nothing says it all", just furthers that point - though there is something notable about the difference between "Silence" and "Nothing", as the term "nothing" is a main theme of the song.
The song itself is called "Nothing You Can Live Without, Nothing You Can Do About", the first nothing referring to their past relationship, and the second referring to her unable to restore that relationship. This theme of "nothingness" (I believe) is the blatant answer to the driving question: "What are we good for?"
Nothing. (Damn, that's deep af)