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These lyrics are a very personal statement about the artist's life. There are very specific details that illustrate the parts of the artist's life in a wistful, and imaginative way. The main message is that everyone is a combination of those that came before them, but are also their own person. It's a celebration of family, but also individuality.

This song is from the perspective of a woman who is contemplating her ex-husband's new marriage and the part their children will play. It's initially a bit sad and desperate be cause she doesn't understand how he could be so duplicitous, but in the end she is defiant and strong on her own.

I was deliberately ambiguous about why this love is off limits but it’s breaking the singer apart and they are about to risk everything. It could be a friend’s partner, or the boss’ daughter, or the boss, or a subordinate worker who’s off limits. Someone the singer has responsibility for and therefore should behave around.

Exactly what it says in the title. This is a slightly humorous retrospective of the singer’s life. It picks on several random lessons learned before focussing on relationships and specifically in the last verse, a marriage. Would probably suit a three chord rock song or something more broken down in a Talking Heads/Vampire Weekend style.

This song is about a man who has lost in love and lost everything. He might be a vagrant, or just searching for meaning on a long journey.