this song is mostly a letter to her younger self. hayley used to be a realist (note the "recovering realist" in her instagram bio), which leads me to believe that this is meant to be a sequel to brick by boring brick. note the line(s),
"After all wasn't I the one who said
To keep your feet on the ground
Man, you really brought me back down"
she's saying that the remaining realist in her is bringing her back down when she slips away into idealism. also, it's a direct nod to brick by boring brick.
this song is mostly a letter to her younger self. hayley used to be a realist (note the "recovering realist" in her instagram bio), which leads me to believe that this is meant to be a sequel to brick by boring brick. note the line(s), "After all wasn't I the one who said To keep your feet on the ground Man, you really brought me back down" she's saying that the remaining realist in her is bringing her back down when she slips away into idealism. also, it's a direct nod to brick by boring brick.