And even though your not alone hes never there to be with you.

it kinda gets to me that three songs i truly enjoy by First Aid Kit (Tangerine, Our Own Pretty Ways, Your Not Coming Home Tonight) all have a similar theme.

they're written in the words of a wife character who has lost the love of her husband. He's either been with another woman, left never to come back home, or change is taking its course in their lives and he stopped trying.

i dont know why these particular songs give me such a hard time, its not like domestic hardships are new in any way!

i assume it hurts more now than ever because they capture a reality for me that not many singers can do. they hit home. "i cant make you laugh like tangerine." these are the real, basic struggles many people go through day to day. realize it, then be better than it.