Obviously the great part about art is that you can interpret it however you find most meaningful, and that's great!
That said, I'd say that this song is about both a relationship going through a rough patch and the relationship between Newfoundland and Canada. It's comparing each to the other the whole way through.
As further evidence that the Newfoundland and Canada theme is important, this verse is in the alternate version of the song released on the "Rouge Waves" CD:
"They knew what they wanted
And we gave it away
Years ago, no one knows
But a nation was lost in the trade
We're (?or maybe with?) the country divided 51-49
Years ago, no one knows
Cause secrets don't fall from the sky."
This is really clearly about Newfoundland. I'm not sure what the first verse of the alternate version is about, and the last one is the first verse of the version on Sea of No Cares ("You left in the morning..."). In the context of the Rouge Waves version, it could either be making the relationship comparison, or it could be about people leaving Newfoundland for Canada to find jobs. But this definitely suggests that the Newfoundland theme was on their minds when they were writing the song.
I personally like to interpret Alan Hawco's character in the video as representing Newfoundland and the woman as representing Canada, but I don't actually know enough about the politics to know if that makes sense.
Obviously the great part about art is that you can interpret it however you find most meaningful, and that's great!
That said, I'd say that this song is about both a relationship going through a rough patch and the relationship between Newfoundland and Canada. It's comparing each to the other the whole way through.
As further evidence that the Newfoundland and Canada theme is important, this verse is in the alternate version of the song released on the "Rouge Waves" CD:
"They knew what they wanted And we gave it away Years ago, no one knows But a nation was lost in the trade
We're (?or maybe with?) the country divided 51-49 Years ago, no one knows Cause secrets don't fall from the sky."
This is really clearly about Newfoundland. I'm not sure what the first verse of the alternate version is about, and the last one is the first verse of the version on Sea of No Cares ("You left in the morning..."). In the context of the Rouge Waves version, it could either be making the relationship comparison, or it could be about people leaving Newfoundland for Canada to find jobs. But this definitely suggests that the Newfoundland theme was on their minds when they were writing the song.
I personally like to interpret Alan Hawco's character in the video as representing Newfoundland and the woman as representing Canada, but I don't actually know enough about the politics to know if that makes sense.