Overall, I think this song is about the ending of a relationship. I don't have the energy to analyze it further than that right now; however, for me personally, this song has always reminded me of one of my break ups.
The line "The parts were not as great as the sum." reminds me so much of my on and off relationship that I had for seven years. You hear seven years of being with someone and it's like wow...but when it's broken down into the individual parts, what it's actually made of (the on and off) it's not as "great" (meaning significant and good) as it seems.
Overall, I think this song is about the ending of a relationship. I don't have the energy to analyze it further than that right now; however, for me personally, this song has always reminded me of one of my break ups.
The line "The parts were not as great as the sum." reminds me so much of my on and off relationship that I had for seven years. You hear seven years of being with someone and it's like wow...but when it's broken down into the individual parts, what it's actually made of (the on and off) it's not as "great" (meaning significant and good) as it seems.
That's what this song will always mean to me.