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Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0
But would you have any idea about that reading the lyrics on their own? No. Is there anything that makes the song sound like it's about remarriage specifically as opposed to marriage in general? Not even kinda. Which to be honest makes me see it even more as a missed opportunity lyrically.
The song speaks in terms that are vague, which is nice for general public palatability, sure. These lyrics could apply to ANY marriage that happens after years of struggle or drama - neither my boyfriend nor I have ever been married before, but I can absolutely identify with this song because we each had a ton of drama in our lives before we met each other.
By keeping the song vague and palatable to the general public, she certainly creates something that's sweet and appealing for a large number of people, and tons of people will be able to play it at their weddings, but it lacks that personal "oomph" that her more specific (and more puzzling) songs have. She's going with "pleasant for most people" here rather than "fascinating & amazing for a small number of people." And it's fine, but there's nothing here that really grabs you by the shoulders and shakes you and makes you say "oh WOW" like some of her stronger songs do.
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Ayu rarely is so so blunt with her lyrics. There's a story behind all of her lyrics and we all know them because we know her history. If you read most of the lyrics on their own, you would have no idea they were referring to issues such as hearing loss, divorce, her father, her grandmother, her mother, the suicide of her best friend, etc.
Of course it can apply for many situations where struggles have been experienced mutually, but the way she expresses it this time is on par with how she's always chosen to express things. There is nothing there to imply the struggles pertain to the relationship in question either. Normally, there is some sort of line like "it has a difficult road (for us), but we made it through the storm", etc. But there is clearly something different in these lyrics and lines like "The tears and sadness we overcame were all for this moment - I know this now" implies, to me, that the two experienced tears and sadness in the past, separately, but were able to overcome their individual past experiences when embarking on a new relationship together.