This wonderful song addresses a rarely-admitted affliction called retroactive jealousy. Even more unusual, it comes from the perspective of the partner NOT afflicted by it, yet he empathizes and wishes he could change his own past so that his lover wouldn't have to be haunted by it.
He even calls one of the hallmark issues with RJ, which is mental images: "I know it breaks your heart / To picture the only one you wanna love / In someone else's arms"
I have searched for YEARS for songs on this topic. This seems to be the only one that satisfies, a beautifully song with high production value. There may be other examples but they are either vague or dodge the topic a bit (John Lennon - "Jealous Guy"), or are just C-grade spotify backfill.
This wonderful song addresses a rarely-admitted affliction called retroactive jealousy. Even more unusual, it comes from the perspective of the partner NOT afflicted by it, yet he empathizes and wishes he could change his own past so that his lover wouldn't have to be haunted by it.
He even calls one of the hallmark issues with RJ, which is mental images: "I know it breaks your heart / To picture the only one you wanna love / In someone else's arms"
I have searched for YEARS for songs on this topic. This seems to be the only one that satisfies, a beautifully song with high production value. There may be other examples but they are either vague or dodge the topic a bit (John Lennon - "Jealous Guy"), or are just C-grade spotify backfill.
Hope to be proven wrong with some other songs.