What a poignant song about a relationship gone bad, but not in a I-hate-you-never-want –to-see-you-again way. The two people loved each other and have grown apart and realized they needed to go their own ways; however, it was the woman that made that decision, even if they both knew it needed to be.
He opens as a man is in a wooden boat while all the transportation is bigger, faster and better. He feels like he’s just floating - surviving - but he can see the world is still moving on at its own speed without him. Even the taxi isn’t a self-reliant transportation – someone else is doing the moving – a stranger in fact. The fact he’s alone is nailed with the table set for one.
The second verse is why I don’t believe that the relationship ended in a knock down drag out way. They went their separate ways, maybe even as a trial to “get space.” But they both see they live alone without each other fine. They don’t need each other. That is a sad realization to go from loving someone so deeply you can’t imagine live without them, to seeing that you don’t need each other at all.
In the final verse, he is still on the outside looking in. He’s not at a five-star restaurant with a new date. He finds himself in a back street karaoke bar and is still not part of life, so he’s observing the stereotypes in action. He has not yet become a part of his life yet, he’s still observing and “along for the ride.” Imagine not being part of the scene, so you sit back and watch and see the actions and the behavior, but are not part of it.
In the end, we realize, she called it off. She didn’t say she hated him - she didn’t cheat on him – she didn’t go psycho – she fell out of love, but he didn’t. That is painful to still love someone, and not have that closure of a relationship truly going south. All you have left is the echo of the words, “I don’t love you anymore.”
What a poignant song about a relationship gone bad, but not in a I-hate-you-never-want –to-see-you-again way. The two people loved each other and have grown apart and realized they needed to go their own ways; however, it was the woman that made that decision, even if they both knew it needed to be.
He opens as a man is in a wooden boat while all the transportation is bigger, faster and better. He feels like he’s just floating - surviving - but he can see the world is still moving on at its own speed without him. Even the taxi isn’t a self-reliant transportation – someone else is doing the moving – a stranger in fact. The fact he’s alone is nailed with the table set for one.
The second verse is why I don’t believe that the relationship ended in a knock down drag out way. They went their separate ways, maybe even as a trial to “get space.” But they both see they live alone without each other fine. They don’t need each other. That is a sad realization to go from loving someone so deeply you can’t imagine live without them, to seeing that you don’t need each other at all. In the final verse, he is still on the outside looking in. He’s not at a five-star restaurant with a new date. He finds himself in a back street karaoke bar and is still not part of life, so he’s observing the stereotypes in action. He has not yet become a part of his life yet, he’s still observing and “along for the ride.” Imagine not being part of the scene, so you sit back and watch and see the actions and the behavior, but are not part of it. In the end, we realize, she called it off. She didn’t say she hated him - she didn’t cheat on him – she didn’t go psycho – she fell out of love, but he didn’t. That is painful to still love someone, and not have that closure of a relationship truly going south. All you have left is the echo of the words, “I don’t love you anymore.”