Most people see this song like she just got out of a failed relationship and she's met someone who is nicer and cares about what she thinks. To me? This song is about how she's in a relationship (an unhealthy one) and finally realizes it's unhealthy. So they decide to spend some time apart to try to get better. And after all that time of being separated, they decide to see each other again. And suddenly, it's better. He's a better man. And treats her better.
"And you throw your head back laughing
Like a little kid
I think it's strange that you think I'm funny cause
He never did
I've been spending the last 8 months
Thinking all love ever does
Is break and burn and end
But on a Wednesday in a cafe
I watched it begin again"
He's beginning again. They're beginning again as renewed people. And she's so relieved and surprised by his behavior.
"And we walked down the block, to my car
And I almost brought him up
But you start to talk about the movies
That your family watches every single Christmas
And I want to talk about that
And for the first time
What's past is past"
When she says "almost brought him up" it's like she's referring to his past self. But she realizes that he's beyond that version of him. So she should too.
Most people see this song like she just got out of a failed relationship and she's met someone who is nicer and cares about what she thinks. To me? This song is about how she's in a relationship (an unhealthy one) and finally realizes it's unhealthy. So they decide to spend some time apart to try to get better. And after all that time of being separated, they decide to see each other again. And suddenly, it's better. He's a better man. And treats her better. "And you throw your head back laughing Like a little kid I think it's strange that you think I'm funny cause He never did I've been spending the last 8 months Thinking all love ever does Is break and burn and end But on a Wednesday in a cafe I watched it begin again"
He's beginning again. They're beginning again as renewed people. And she's so relieved and surprised by his behavior. "And we walked down the block, to my car And I almost brought him up But you start to talk about the movies That your family watches every single Christmas And I want to talk about that And for the first time What's past is past"
When she says "almost brought him up" it's like she's referring to his past self. But she realizes that he's beyond that version of him. So she should too.