My interpretation of this song starts with the metaphorical earthquake. Often in songs, certain words or phrases don\'t comply with their literal meaning. In this case, "I was distracted, and in traffic, I didn\'t feel it when the earthquake happened" suggests that he was in his own head a lot during her mental collapse. I think the "earthquake" in this song suggests that someone drastic happened in both of their lives, that made them think of each other. \n\n"I know, you know, we know we weren\'t made for each other and it\'s fine. But if the world was ending you\'d come over right?" displays the theme of love. Even when two people know they aren\'t meant for each other, you can\'t help who you love. They know they wouldn\'t work out in the long run, but if something terrible ever was to happen, and it threatened their safety, they\'d come back to each other. \n\nEven though they aren\'t made for each other, they\'ll always wish what could\'ve been. What it would be like if they were.
My interpretation of this song starts with the metaphorical earthquake. Often in songs, certain words or phrases don\'t comply with their literal meaning. In this case, "I was distracted, and in traffic, I didn\'t feel it when the earthquake happened" suggests that he was in his own head a lot during her mental collapse. I think the "earthquake" in this song suggests that someone drastic happened in both of their lives, that made them think of each other. \n\n"I know, you know, we know we weren\'t made for each other and it\'s fine. But if the world was ending you\'d come over right?" displays the theme of love. Even when two people know they aren\'t meant for each other, you can\'t help who you love. They know they wouldn\'t work out in the long run, but if something terrible ever was to happen, and it threatened their safety, they\'d come back to each other. \n\nEven though they aren\'t made for each other, they\'ll always wish what could\'ve been. What it would be like if they were.