The woman on the phone is married to jim, we know this because she says to "me" on the phone, "I'm sorry I'm hard to live with, LIVING IS THE PROBLEM FOR ME." And then in the first verse at Jim's funeral, it says, "His note said, 'IF LIVING IS THE PROBLEM, well thats just baffling.'" This referring to his wife claiming "living was the problem," so Jim is being sort of sarcastic towards her by putting that in the suicide note. Kinda of like, 'well if living is the problem, why continue living.. thanks for the advice.'
And then I think the whole, going to diana's old house was just sort of confirming his unhappiness, knowing how much love really does fade, pushing him farther toward his suicide. Or maybe it was his way to sort of say goodbye to things he once loved, even though she did not live there anymore.
Mmm I just love this song, and it's cool seeing all the different ways people see it!
Okay so, here is how I personally took it...
The woman on the phone is married to jim, we know this because she says to "me" on the phone, "I'm sorry I'm hard to live with, LIVING IS THE PROBLEM FOR ME." And then in the first verse at Jim's funeral, it says, "His note said, 'IF LIVING IS THE PROBLEM, well thats just baffling.'" This referring to his wife claiming "living was the problem," so Jim is being sort of sarcastic towards her by putting that in the suicide note. Kinda of like, 'well if living is the problem, why continue living.. thanks for the advice.'
And then I think the whole, going to diana's old house was just sort of confirming his unhappiness, knowing how much love really does fade, pushing him farther toward his suicide. Or maybe it was his way to sort of say goodbye to things he once loved, even though she did not live there anymore.
Mmm I just love this song, and it's cool seeing all the different ways people see it!