such an insane feeling of loss to the melody. general vibe of coming to terms that someone she loved has betrayed her in some way and she must leave despite there being love there. let's break it down.
the beginning feels like the moment she realised what has happened. they are facing her trying to explain and despite the countless times trying to fix it, they cannot return back to where they were before this situation. she sounds tired of it all.
'the winner takes it all, the loser's standing small' alludes to the fact that maybe her lover has fallen for someone else and that she sees them as better than her. she is learning to accept this, instead of being upset about it.
'i was in your arms thinking i belonged there' shows the reminiscence with the knowledge of how foolish she was to trust this person in hindsight. same goes for 'playing by the rules' that she knew that it was going to end poorly but the rules of love are that you stay and work through it no matter what.
'the guards may throw a dice' references luck and the idea of decision being played by the way things fall, what will be will be.
'does she kiss like i used to kiss you' this whole verse is asking if it was worth the loss of her. 'somewhere deep inside you must know i miss you' is her vulnerability of admitting the feelings are still there despite the way he's hurt her. then at the end 'rules must be obeyed' another nod to rules and borderline loyalty of how she was following the rules of marriage when he wasn't.
'spectators of the show, always staying low' arguing that people she was close to knew but the minute that it all comes out they pretend it's not happening.
'i don't wanna talk if it makes you feel sad' even after all this she still considers his feelings. 'i apologise' she evidently blames herself. towards the end of this verse however we can see she is being ironic showing him what he has done to her and the lasting effects she will have to live with.
such an insane feeling of loss to the melody. general vibe of coming to terms that someone she loved has betrayed her in some way and she must leave despite there being love there. let's break it down.
the beginning feels like the moment she realised what has happened. they are facing her trying to explain and despite the countless times trying to fix it, they cannot return back to where they were before this situation. she sounds tired of it all.
'the winner takes it all, the loser's standing small' alludes to the fact that maybe her lover has fallen for someone else and that she sees them as better than her. she is learning to accept this, instead of being upset about it.
'i was in your arms thinking i belonged there' shows the reminiscence with the knowledge of how foolish she was to trust this person in hindsight. same goes for 'playing by the rules' that she knew that it was going to end poorly but the rules of love are that you stay and work through it no matter what.
'the guards may throw a dice' references luck and the idea of decision being played by the way things fall, what will be will be.
'does she kiss like i used to kiss you' this whole verse is asking if it was worth the loss of her. 'somewhere deep inside you must know i miss you' is her vulnerability of admitting the feelings are still there despite the way he's hurt her. then at the end 'rules must be obeyed' another nod to rules and borderline loyalty of how she was following the rules of marriage when he wasn't.
'spectators of the show, always staying low' arguing that people she was close to knew but the minute that it all comes out they pretend it's not happening.
'i don't wanna talk if it makes you feel sad' even after all this she still considers his feelings. 'i apologise' she evidently blames herself. towards the end of this verse however we can see she is being ironic showing him what he has done to her and the lasting effects she will have to live with.