I never wanted to be a person to tell someone how they should interpret a song, but I just wanted to give my thoughts:
Instead of an abusive relation, it's more co-dependent. Why would an abuser address their victim on equal grounds ("You and me, you and me") and give them any sort of power over them ("You affect me, You infect me)? Unless it's utter lip service, which abusers are known to do granted, but then the song loses a lot of it's meaning, you know?
It's an unhealthy cycle, and they balance on a delicate line in order not to break out fighting again. In a normal couple, people can trust each other. But these guys, anything thing can set them off. Hell, maybe there was some cheating in the past, and that's why she can't even mention another person without him getting suspicious.
The second verse is difficult because there's so many different combinations how the lines should match. Is he telling to further herself from him because he's close to snapping, or is it that he needs to cool himself off before he does snap? Is there still a lingering urge to smack her (regardless of what the previous line is)? Is his confession that he learned his lesson which is they need to stop before they start another fight, or is he referring to the other person learning that they need to stop before they repeat their actions? Is the entire verse about how he's admitting that he has out of control angry that's unjustified because she's already apologized or is this all about how they just push each other to the breaking point, forgive and forget, rinse and repeat?
And a like codependent relationship, there's the extreme emotions; obsession, control, caretaking, people-pleasing, and denial.
I never wanted to be a person to tell someone how they should interpret a song, but I just wanted to give my thoughts: Instead of an abusive relation, it's more co-dependent. Why would an abuser address their victim on equal grounds ("You and me, you and me") and give them any sort of power over them ("You affect me, You infect me)? Unless it's utter lip service, which abusers are known to do granted, but then the song loses a lot of it's meaning, you know?
It's an unhealthy cycle, and they balance on a delicate line in order not to break out fighting again. In a normal couple, people can trust each other. But these guys, anything thing can set them off. Hell, maybe there was some cheating in the past, and that's why she can't even mention another person without him getting suspicious.
The second verse is difficult because there's so many different combinations how the lines should match. Is he telling to further herself from him because he's close to snapping, or is it that he needs to cool himself off before he does snap? Is there still a lingering urge to smack her (regardless of what the previous line is)? Is his confession that he learned his lesson which is they need to stop before they start another fight, or is he referring to the other person learning that they need to stop before they repeat their actions? Is the entire verse about how he's admitting that he has out of control angry that's unjustified because she's already apologized or is this all about how they just push each other to the breaking point, forgive and forget, rinse and repeat?
And a like codependent relationship, there's the extreme emotions; obsession, control, caretaking, people-pleasing, and denial.