The song works because it represents a true breakup feeling. There is no one feeling just an avalanche of emotion. When you breakup everyone gets hurt or dead, including your self. During the relationship you compromise 50/50 trying hard to make it work. Then the end where you give up trying. The "confession", the admonishment to get out of my life. The old life dying, the other person hitting back like a gun with their remembered promises. You admit your clueless when it comes to life.
Through all this you worry about breaking their heart, because you know how drastically for the worst your life will change. Sometimes the dying in a relationship is twice as bad as he solitary end.
Also key is the fact that all relationships affect more than one. Relatives, new loves, friends, yourself will all be terribly scarred.
Ah but he is mature enough to know that the freedom will be laced with an almost never ending pain, and quiet desperation.
The balance between the sensitivity and the angry bravado to make the change make this song a forever hidden classic.
The song works because it represents a true breakup feeling. There is no one feeling just an avalanche of emotion. When you breakup everyone gets hurt or dead, including your self. During the relationship you compromise 50/50 trying hard to make it work. Then the end where you give up trying. The "confession", the admonishment to get out of my life. The old life dying, the other person hitting back like a gun with their remembered promises. You admit your clueless when it comes to life. Through all this you worry about breaking their heart, because you know how drastically for the worst your life will change. Sometimes the dying in a relationship is twice as bad as he solitary end. Also key is the fact that all relationships affect more than one. Relatives, new loves, friends, yourself will all be terribly scarred. Ah but he is mature enough to know that the freedom will be laced with an almost never ending pain, and quiet desperation. The balance between the sensitivity and the angry bravado to make the change make this song a forever hidden classic.