Relationships Lyrics Meaning by HAIM
Wasting time driving through the Eastside
Doing my thing cause I can’t decide if we’re through
Well are we?
And if we are
What we gonna do?
The speaker reflects on the uncertainty in their relationship, unsure whether it’s over and what the next steps might be.
Relationships
What’s all this talk about relationships?
It feels like everyone’s caught up in it
Oh just you wait you must be new to this
The speaker expresses frustration or confusion with the concept of relationships, feeling like it’s all-consuming for others.
You got a look on your face like you’re caught in a lie
I got you all to myself but I keep asking why
In this relationship
There’s a sense of suspicion, as the speaker questions the authenticity of the relationship and the motives of the other person.
Baby how can I explain
When an innocent mistake
Turns into seventeen days
*** relationships
Don’t they end up all the same
When there’s no one left to blame?
I think I’m in love but I can’t stand
*** relationships
The speaker discusses how small mistakes can snowball into larger issues, leading to frustration and confusion in relationships, even while being in love.
Why do I have a guilty conscience?
I’ve always been averse to conflict
But you really *** with my confidence
The speaker feels guilty despite being uncomfortable with confrontation, possibly hinting at the emotional strain caused by the relationship.
You gotta tell me the truth if you don’t want to try
I hear a voice in my head and it keeps asking
Why am I in this relationship?
The speaker wrestles with the confusion and self-doubt that comes with a relationship, questioning their own decisions.
How did we get ourselves into this?
Oh this can’t just be the way it is
Or is it just the *** our parents did
And had to live with it
In their relationship?
The speaker wonders if their troubles are inevitable, perhaps influenced by their upbringing or the example set by their parents’ relationships.
Baby how can I explain
When an innocent mistake
Turns into seventeen days
*** relationships
Don’t they end up all the same
When there’s no one left to blame?
I think I’m in love but I can’t stand
Communicating it
The struggle to communicate and resolve issues in the relationship becomes a key theme, with the speaker torn between love and frustration.
Let me tell you how it ends
When we can’t even pretend
Feels like we’re not even friends
In this relationship
The relationship has reached a point of disconnect, where pretending to be okay isn’t possible anymore.
But I would do it all again
If you put down your defenses
I think I’m in love so why am I trying to
Escape from it?
Despite the struggles, the speaker acknowledges the depth of their feelings and expresses uncertainty about why they want to escape it.
Maybe that’s just how it goes
When you’re not fully grown
But baby when you know you know
*** relationships
So don’t let it bring you down
Cause it all comes back around
The speaker recognizes that personal growth and life experiences shape relationships, and suggests that they’ll eventually find their way back together.
I think I’m in love but I can’t stand
*** relationships
The speaker’s love for the person is undeniable, but the chaos and complications of relationships are overwhelming, leading to mixed emotions.