Tekst piosenki
Trying to fit a square in a circle
Trying to call it blue when it’s purple
Trying to finish a puzzle but it’s missing a piece
Like trying to grow roses in the middle of winter
in the middle of concrete
You could talk to God you could change your job you could paint our room
I could change my hair and the clothes I wear get a new tattoo
We could get sober we could start over in a new city
But you’ll still be you and I’ll still be me
We tell ourselves that we’d miss it
Have a couple kids hope they fix it
Funny I didn’t know you the day that we met
And now we’re strangers all over again
You could talk to God you could change your job you could paint our room
I could change my hair and the clothes I wear get a new tattoo
We could get sober we could start over in a new city
But you’ll still be you and I’ll still be me
You could kiss me slow you could tell that joke you could make me laugh
I could love you right I could spend my life trying to get it back
We could get sober we could start over in a new city
But you’ll still be you and I’ll still be me
Even if I stay even if I leave
At the end of the day
You’ll still be you and I’ll still be me
You’ll still be you and I’ll still be
You could talk to God you could change your job you could paint our room
I could change my hair and the clothes I wear get a new tattoo
We could get sober we could start over in a new city
But you’ll still be you and I’ll still be me
Tłumaczenie piosenki
Analiza piosenki
Głównym przesłaniem utworu jest zaakceptowanie faktu, że sama miłość i chęć ratowania związku nie zawsze wystarczają, aby dwoje ludzi mogło być razem. Powtarzające się słowa „You’ll still be you and I’ll still be me” podkreślają, że niezależnie od podejmowanych prób oboje pozostają tymi samymi ludźmi. Piosenka pokazuje trudność w pogodzeniu się z końcem relacji oraz zrozumienie, że czasami zamiast nieustannie próbować zmieniać siebie lub partnera, trzeba zaakceptować wzajemne różnice i możliwość rozstania.









