My ex posted this on his FB wall shortly after our breakup, heh, (never heard of it before then) and I'm pretty sure we were both in love (long distance brought too much pressure, though). So I'm interpreting the lyrics through that lens, if you will, but...
I look at this as a song about reflection, depression, giving up and jealousy, I suppose, among other things:
"And we're slow to acknowledge the knots in our laces,
Heart it races."
People don't realize the mistakes they've made until it's (seemingly) too late--a realization that stirs his heart (though not enough to inspire action, revealed later on).
"And we go back to where we moved out to the places,
Heart it races."
He (the narrator) goes back to reminisce on his former relationship with a girl he loved, which also stirs his heart. Could even be in his car physically revisiting places he went to with his ex.
"I bought it in a can and stirred it with my fingers
Singin'...
Threw it out the window."
Maybe he's literally eating or drinking something specific (yet unmentioned) from a can--a particular delight he once shared with his ex--but it no longer holds the same appeal and lacks taste. Could be an obscure reference to something else, though.
"Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter,
With your...
Legs like little splinters."
It's obvious to him now (since he's apparently stalking now, haha) that his ex has been out and about since they've went their separate ways, moving forward with her life. Maybe she's even grown more physically fit and he's jealous of her new form, heh.
"I sold it to a man and threw him out that window,
He went...
Made his wife a widow."
He could be imagining himself "selling" the canned drink/food to the guy he assumes his ex is now married to (though he hasn't seen this man yet) and is using the figure of speech "threw him out the window" as what he'd like to do to the lucky guy (get rid of him), leaving his (assumed-to-be) married ex a widow out of spite.
"Heart it races alone..."
Now he's, well, alone--bitterly stalking his ex in his car because of his own mistake: not going after her and fighting for what they once had. (That's the real tragedy, I think.)
But, in his twisted mind, so is she now (alone).
You mad much, bro?
~
Also, I went and listened to the original...and I definitely prefer this one much more. (Maybe because its chill, kind of "que sera sera" mood reminds me of my ex's own very chill, sometimes "que sera sera" vibe and attitude about life? le sigh Bless his soul...)
My ex posted this on his FB wall shortly after our breakup, heh, (never heard of it before then) and I'm pretty sure we were both in love (long distance brought too much pressure, though). So I'm interpreting the lyrics through that lens, if you will, but...
I look at this as a song about reflection, depression, giving up and jealousy, I suppose, among other things:
"And we're slow to acknowledge the knots in our laces, Heart it races."
People don't realize the mistakes they've made until it's (seemingly) too late--a realization that stirs his heart (though not enough to inspire action, revealed later on).
"And we go back to where we moved out to the places, Heart it races."
He (the narrator) goes back to reminisce on his former relationship with a girl he loved, which also stirs his heart. Could even be in his car physically revisiting places he went to with his ex.
"I bought it in a can and stirred it with my fingers Singin'... Threw it out the window."
Maybe he's literally eating or drinking something specific (yet unmentioned) from a can--a particular delight he once shared with his ex--but it no longer holds the same appeal and lacks taste. Could be an obscure reference to something else, though.
"Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter, With your... Legs like little splinters."
It's obvious to him now (since he's apparently stalking now, haha) that his ex has been out and about since they've went their separate ways, moving forward with her life. Maybe she's even grown more physically fit and he's jealous of her new form, heh.
"I sold it to a man and threw him out that window, He went... Made his wife a widow."
He could be imagining himself "selling" the canned drink/food to the guy he assumes his ex is now married to (though he hasn't seen this man yet) and is using the figure of speech "threw him out the window" as what he'd like to do to the lucky guy (get rid of him), leaving his (assumed-to-be) married ex a widow out of spite.
"Heart it races alone..."
Now he's, well, alone--bitterly stalking his ex in his car because of his own mistake: not going after her and fighting for what they once had. (That's the real tragedy, I think.)
But, in his twisted mind, so is she now (alone).
You mad much, bro?
~
Also, I went and listened to the original...and I definitely prefer this one much more. (Maybe because its chill, kind of "que sera sera" mood reminds me of my ex's own very chill, sometimes "que sera sera" vibe and attitude about life? le sigh Bless his soul...)