"we tried to reach beyond the emptiness, but neither one knew how."
He's talking about what was left after they parted ways. The emptiness between them. They didn't know how to build the bridge again, basically. They didn't know how to reconnect...
That's what I think the song's about, is the awkwardness in trying to reconnect...
"She went to hug me and she spilled her purse."
"The conversation dragged."
"Bought a six-pack at the liquor store and we drank it in her car."
I've always loved this song so incredibly much. It never fails to bring tears to my eyes.
On a trip with some friends, I ended up hanging out with an old lover, and we had a similar situation.
"She said she'd married her an architect, who kept her warm and safe and dry. She would have liked to say she loved the man, but she didn't like to lie."
This is almost exactly the same as when I told him about the boyfriend I had at the time. I was like "yeah, we live together..." sigh
Ha, sorry, songmeanings and I always end up telling my own personal stories here. LOL.
I think the meaning of the song is quite clear. The writing in this song is amazing though.
"we tried to reach beyond the emptiness, but neither one knew how." He's talking about what was left after they parted ways. The emptiness between them. They didn't know how to build the bridge again, basically. They didn't know how to reconnect...
That's what I think the song's about, is the awkwardness in trying to reconnect... "She went to hug me and she spilled her purse." "The conversation dragged." "Bought a six-pack at the liquor store and we drank it in her car."
I've always loved this song so incredibly much. It never fails to bring tears to my eyes.
On a trip with some friends, I ended up hanging out with an old lover, and we had a similar situation.
"She said she'd married her an architect, who kept her warm and safe and dry. She would have liked to say she loved the man, but she didn't like to lie." This is almost exactly the same as when I told him about the boyfriend I had at the time. I was like "yeah, we live together..." sigh
Ha, sorry, songmeanings and I always end up telling my own personal stories here. LOL.
I think the meaning of the song is quite clear. The writing in this song is amazing though.