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Ah, one of my favorite breakup songs. It seems pretty straightforward; the fourth line seemingly says it all, “I don’t love you and you love me.” But a lot of this song is about what’s not being said… hell, you can hear it in every “La la la” chorus.
The narration of this song takes place sometime after the break, which seemed to end on amicable terms… the eponymous promise was to stay friends. But you know what? Turns out that doesn’t always work. Here he is, ripped apart, trying to convince himself with every verse that he doesn’t care what she’s doing or who’s she’s doing it with.
He doesn’t come clean with us (or himself) until the last stanza, where he fesses up, “I’d still love you if you’d just love me.” He’s not over her, and that promise they made just can’t work out. It just hurts him too much.
The song is a tribute to self-delusion. I think we can all relate.
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