The reason why this song is so raw and captivating is due to the content of the experience and Clarke's ability to express it. The lines themselves are so minimalist but that's a testament to how it affects us. The yearning expressed in the song is that powerful and deeply associated with human experience, both in the positive aspect of wanting to make someone happy and the bewilderment that comes with maturity in realizing that though blissful, desire for someone or something isn't the same as love, it can exist and be authentic but a desire to use the other person to escape from and magically fix something will taint the flow between you.
The reason why this song is so raw and captivating is due to the content of the experience and Clarke's ability to express it. The lines themselves are so minimalist but that's a testament to how it affects us. The yearning expressed in the song is that powerful and deeply associated with human experience, both in the positive aspect of wanting to make someone happy and the bewilderment that comes with maturity in realizing that though blissful, desire for someone or something isn't the same as love, it can exist and be authentic but a desire to use the other person to escape from and magically fix something will taint the flow between you.