This song is a very relatable piece. It speaks to the urge that so many people feel in failed romantic relationships to finally get off your chest all the stuff that your former partner needs to hear. At least, in the moment we think that the partner is unaware of these flaws in their character when really, they might be fully aware. The awareness thereof and the moment when we tell them could be just enough to push them into changing. Maybe you and I need that moment from someone even if we don’t fill our voids with “money, drugs and cars.”
It’s important to note the stage that this relationship made it to. Our artist is happy to have “never ever had a baby with you”. That’s not something that people take lightly when it’s planned of course. Nobody can ignore the gravity of the moment when you realize that you will be having a baby, regardless of the circumstances, but I digress. Our artist was at least close enough to this romantic other that she felt that having a baby was perhaps up for discussion at some point. So, this relationship was a mirage of real love. You will only ever consider having a baby with a partner that you truly love. It’s too great a commitment to make if the person at your side isn’t incredibly special to you. This line about the baby that they never had is a relief that the baby was never had but also demonstrates that this failed love was a tragedy of expectations.
Our artist discovered that her romantic other was not who he appeared to be. She states this in the line “I had no warning about who you are, I’m just glad I made it out without breaking down”. She suffered some form of unwanted physical contact with this man as indicated in the line “then ran so fucking far, that you would never ever touch me again”. There were undoubtedly several instances of this heartbreak as our artist has come to recognize the “alligator tears” of her romantic other. We can infer that they have had these horrible conflicts more than once. In the aftermath, he lures her back in by pretending to be sincere. This very same plot has played out countless times for troubled lovers. This song becomes the anthem for those who can get away.
This song is a very relatable piece. It speaks to the urge that so many people feel in failed romantic relationships to finally get off your chest all the stuff that your former partner needs to hear. At least, in the moment we think that the partner is unaware of these flaws in their character when really, they might be fully aware. The awareness thereof and the moment when we tell them could be just enough to push them into changing. Maybe you and I need that moment from someone even if we don’t fill our voids with “money, drugs and cars.”
It’s important to note the stage that this relationship made it to. Our artist is happy to have “never ever had a baby with you”. That’s not something that people take lightly when it’s planned of course. Nobody can ignore the gravity of the moment when you realize that you will be having a baby, regardless of the circumstances, but I digress. Our artist was at least close enough to this romantic other that she felt that having a baby was perhaps up for discussion at some point. So, this relationship was a mirage of real love. You will only ever consider having a baby with a partner that you truly love. It’s too great a commitment to make if the person at your side isn’t incredibly special to you. This line about the baby that they never had is a relief that the baby was never had but also demonstrates that this failed love was a tragedy of expectations.
Our artist discovered that her romantic other was not who he appeared to be. She states this in the line “I had no warning about who you are, I’m just glad I made it out without breaking down”. She suffered some form of unwanted physical contact with this man as indicated in the line “then ran so fucking far, that you would never ever touch me again”. There were undoubtedly several instances of this heartbreak as our artist has come to recognize the “alligator tears” of her romantic other. We can infer that they have had these horrible conflicts more than once. In the aftermath, he lures her back in by pretending to be sincere. This very same plot has played out countless times for troubled lovers. This song becomes the anthem for those who can get away.