I think this song is about the specific kind of heartbreak someone feels when they are forced to leave an abusive relationship
"it never got the best of me" and "don't do it, don't give in" are alluding to how the speaker still feels the part of them they once were somewhere deep down inside (the "dark" lighting their way, with the end seeming far away). They almost lost themselves to this person, but now they're seeing them for who they really are. The speaker leaves and sees the other person moved on and 'replaced their hurt', while the speaker is left continuing to suffer. The abuser is 'idiosyncratic' which means they have a 'unique personality', and even this cushions the reality that the speaker has been forced to endure. They're still defending them, even by suggesting they have a 'quirky personality'.
The speaker knows the abuser only holds 'disgust in their heart'. They think God is laughing at them, because how could they have been so foolish? Love pulled them in, but the shame they feel shows how they feel dumb and alone because others don't understand what they went through and how it changed them.
I think this song is about the specific kind of heartbreak someone feels when they are forced to leave an abusive relationship
"it never got the best of me" and "don't do it, don't give in" are alluding to how the speaker still feels the part of them they once were somewhere deep down inside (the "dark" lighting their way, with the end seeming far away). They almost lost themselves to this person, but now they're seeing them for who they really are. The speaker leaves and sees the other person moved on and 'replaced their hurt', while the speaker is left continuing to suffer. The abuser is 'idiosyncratic' which means they have a 'unique personality', and even this cushions the reality that the speaker has been forced to endure. They're still defending them, even by suggesting they have a 'quirky personality'.
The speaker knows the abuser only holds 'disgust in their heart'. They think God is laughing at them, because how could they have been so foolish? Love pulled them in, but the shame they feel shows how they feel dumb and alone because others don't understand what they went through and how it changed them.
Love this powerful song.