Definitely about his two-year relationship with Aussie model Helena Vestergaard, that ended late 2014?
"Throw me all around
Like a boomerang sky"
References her Aussieness.
"Under my skin
And half my age"
Helena was aged 19-22 when they were dating.
A few other songs from The Getaway mention Helena... I feel like this relationship really affected him, and therefore influenced him lyrically. Makes me feel a bit sad to be honest lol.
He said this in an interview:
“Lyrically, I’m embarrassed to say, a 2-year relationship that completely fell apart like a nuclear bomb, just left me feeling pretty raw and available to the emotional universe for writing. So even though the relationship was a bit of a disaster, I feel that in some way, I did get something out of it, which was about half the songs on this record.”
Definitely about his two-year relationship with Aussie model Helena Vestergaard, that ended late 2014?
"Throw me all around Like a boomerang sky" References her Aussieness.
"Under my skin And half my age" Helena was aged 19-22 when they were dating.
A few other songs from The Getaway mention Helena... I feel like this relationship really affected him, and therefore influenced him lyrically. Makes me feel a bit sad to be honest lol.
He said this in an interview: “Lyrically, I’m embarrassed to say, a 2-year relationship that completely fell apart like a nuclear bomb, just left me feeling pretty raw and available to the emotional universe for writing. So even though the relationship was a bit of a disaster, I feel that in some way, I did get something out of it, which was about half the songs on this record.”