Luke Warren

Do you remember when the wheels fell off the bus 

[Recollection of an accident or similarly unpleasant event] 

We were heading for a wedding and there was no stopping us 

[Love implications. Indestructible together] 

I fell head over heels but that wasn't enough 

[Establishing love interest.] 

And now the bolts that bind us have all just turned to rust 

[Used to be close but have broken apart] 

 

 

I wonder what's under your bandages 

[She’s been living under a mask during the relationship.] 

We speak the same words in different languages 

[They don’t understand each other, or why they liked each other, but still retain similarities.]  

Just say the word and I'll help you to unfreeze 

But it's so hard when you don't know the word for please 

[She’s controlling, demands rather than requests.] 

 

 

Do you remember when the wheels fell off the bus 

[Reversal of roles, stereo-typically the man is the abuser.] 

I was caught dragging my heels when you were in a rush 

[Losing interest in relationship, starting to decline.] 

Driving has a way of proving perilous 

[Reckless or dangerous behaviour. She’s “Driving his car” so to speak.] 

What good's a steering wheel when your hands have both been crushed 

[He has no control over possible abuse.] 

 

 

To catch perfection with a net and rod 

[“Fishing” for compliments. Manipulates and guilt drips him into telling her she’s perfect.] 

White whales haunt your vision and you lose sight of what you've got 

[Intertextuality to Moby Dick. Lost sight of the true meaning of a relationship.] 

You are unshakeable in your self-belief 

[Won’t hear of and refuses to accept she’s in the wrong] 

Just like all madmen who succumb to the deep 

[Tone shift, juxtaposed music wise, darker themes implied.] 

 

 

Tell me where did you go 

[She’s changed, or either of them could be husks of their former selves.]

Tell me where did our friend go 

[Before the relationship they were good friends which he misses.] 

Tell me where did our friend go 

[Lamenting the loss of what they once had.] 

 

 

Pangaea to Atlantis 

[Refers to time before continental shift, relates to how their relationship went from a wide open, connect space (Pangaea) to an enclose, trapped and small space (Atlantis) which sounds better than it actually is.] 

In just under a year 

[All these vents were in quick succession, all happen and over in under a year.] 

You did all the drifting 

[Refers to movement, she was the only one that wanted the relationship to go the way he didn’t want.] 

So I'm gonna save my tears 

[After all that has happened he feels she isn’t worth his tears.] 

 

Probably all my fault 

[Imitating how the abuser would manipulate the situation to make him the bad guy.] 

That you couldn't be more wrong 

[Takes back his previous statement, shifting it to the truth that she is at fault.] 

I've tried too hard for too long 

Too hard for too long 

[He has given up trying to be with her. Could have defended her and fabricated ways she could have been morally correct but is tired of making excuses.]