Just to add it seems as though the excuses he made and the inability to forge new meaningful romantic relationships extend beyond one new potential love. It seems like people come and go and he lets them (and will continue to much to his frustration) and that the previous relationship(?) that broke him didn’t just make it hard for him to grow close and vulnerable with one person but makes it hard for him in many other scenarios. This makes sense as with each person that passes he grows increasingly frustrated with himself for holding back. Also can we appreciate how great the music video is at aiding with the meaning of the song. The way it feels like the woman can’t get through to him on an emotional level meanwhile he won’t engage with her because he’s stilled by his singing to us about how broken he is :(
Just to add it seems as though the excuses he made and the inability to forge new meaningful romantic relationships extend beyond one new potential love. It seems like people come and go and he lets them (and will continue to much to his frustration) and that the previous relationship(?) that broke him didn’t just make it hard for him to grow close and vulnerable with one person but makes it hard for him in many other scenarios. This makes sense as with each person that passes he grows increasingly frustrated with himself for holding back. Also can we appreciate how great the music video is at aiding with the meaning of the song. The way it feels like the woman can’t get through to him on an emotional level meanwhile he won’t engage with her because he’s stilled by his singing to us about how broken he is :(