Hmmartin2 - I kind of agree with you. I think its that type of couple who were going out for so long that they just can't break up or that are so right for each other that it wouldn't make sense for them to break up....but there's nothing there or nothing left to hang on to, and maybe with a bit of love-hate going on between them - sometimes they dont get on but they fancy the pants off each other and that kind of thing.
May as well explain this by just going through the song -
He's not upset about it, he can't cry & she doesn't want him to fancy her (sexy clothes reference.) They don't really talk anymore (language) and pursed lips makes it seem as though they are sort of bored and frustrated with each other.
In the lines about the mouse I think he's trying to say he doesn't always try to show her how great he is (the way a cat does when it brings a mouse to its owner) or always prove that he's the person she should be with - maybe because they're so right for each other or he just can't be bothered.
I like the lines
But there's one thing we've got going and it's the only thing worth knowing.
It's got lots to do with magnets and the pull of the moon.
They are still attracted to each other - which makes it even tougher to break up.
They don't know what to do about their love...to destroy it or let it destroy itself. "Why won't our love keel over...." etc. He's saying that they can let it fizzle out and get over it or they could get angry with it and each other.
Either he is referring to a night they were at a dance with each other and using it as a metaphor for their relationship or he just uses the dance as a metaphor. These lines suggest they're a partying couple, get drunk and stoned all the time and maybe they've split up lots of times before and gone out with other people or cheated on each other? (changing partners?) But they forget about the bad bits and remember the good bits - like a drunken night, you only ever remember the good bits.
The photo chorus is pretty clear I think (you would never know to look at them that they even loved each other at one point) and it seems as though they talk but aren't on great terms (like a sister). This annoys him because even though all the shit between them that they didn't like is gone, he never hated her and he never will.
Hmmartin2 - I kind of agree with you. I think its that type of couple who were going out for so long that they just can't break up or that are so right for each other that it wouldn't make sense for them to break up....but there's nothing there or nothing left to hang on to, and maybe with a bit of love-hate going on between them - sometimes they dont get on but they fancy the pants off each other and that kind of thing.
May as well explain this by just going through the song -
He's not upset about it, he can't cry & she doesn't want him to fancy her (sexy clothes reference.) They don't really talk anymore (language) and pursed lips makes it seem as though they are sort of bored and frustrated with each other.
In the lines about the mouse I think he's trying to say he doesn't always try to show her how great he is (the way a cat does when it brings a mouse to its owner) or always prove that he's the person she should be with - maybe because they're so right for each other or he just can't be bothered.
I like the lines
But there's one thing we've got going and it's the only thing worth knowing. It's got lots to do with magnets and the pull of the moon.
They are still attracted to each other - which makes it even tougher to break up.
They don't know what to do about their love...to destroy it or let it destroy itself. "Why won't our love keel over...." etc. He's saying that they can let it fizzle out and get over it or they could get angry with it and each other.
Either he is referring to a night they were at a dance with each other and using it as a metaphor for their relationship or he just uses the dance as a metaphor. These lines suggest they're a partying couple, get drunk and stoned all the time and maybe they've split up lots of times before and gone out with other people or cheated on each other? (changing partners?) But they forget about the bad bits and remember the good bits - like a drunken night, you only ever remember the good bits.
The photo chorus is pretty clear I think (you would never know to look at them that they even loved each other at one point) and it seems as though they talk but aren't on great terms (like a sister). This annoys him because even though all the shit between them that they didn't like is gone, he never hated her and he never will.
Just my opinion!!!
seems pretty spot on. good observations
seems pretty spot on. good observations