The narrator reflects on how a past relationship (or several, or several instances during one relationship?) goes tragically awry.
She is tired of trying to change her actions because those changes always prove futile.
So the only thing that she has left to do is fundamentally rip herself apart. Specifically, the parts that have to do with how she communicates. Because she leaves her heart, for fear that if she gets rid of it, she wouldn't remember her heartache and therefore would risk making the same mistakes again. She doesn't want to be reminded of the pain, but she wants to remember that it existed and that it was dreadful.
Truly, a powerful piece of music. I am loving this entire album but this song shot almost all the way to the top of all of their songs for me upon my second listening. You can HEAR her pain throughout the entire song. It pulled my heartstrings and made me sad for her.
This song exhumes a profound sadness.
The narrator reflects on how a past relationship (or several, or several instances during one relationship?) goes tragically awry.
She is tired of trying to change her actions because those changes always prove futile.
So the only thing that she has left to do is fundamentally rip herself apart. Specifically, the parts that have to do with how she communicates. Because she leaves her heart, for fear that if she gets rid of it, she wouldn't remember her heartache and therefore would risk making the same mistakes again. She doesn't want to be reminded of the pain, but she wants to remember that it existed and that it was dreadful.
Truly, a powerful piece of music. I am loving this entire album but this song shot almost all the way to the top of all of their songs for me upon my second listening. You can HEAR her pain throughout the entire song. It pulled my heartstrings and made me sad for her.