This song to me sums up the fragile nature of relationships and the variances in the emotional demands of each person in the relationship. When I listen to this song I can relate to pieces of it. I realize this translation is going to be highly offensive to women. I also realize that I am writing about a male/female relationship. I am only doing this because that is what the song is referencing, all other relationships I leave to you. This is what the song means to me.
Pink made the following quote to spotify: “Sometimes [one partner] can be like, ‘The way you passed me the butter this morning, I kinda feel like we’re going to be over in a month and we need to talk’ and he’s like, ‘I just passed you the f—ing butter, what are you talking about?’ and that’s how I felt the song should go, ‘We’re growing apart, you don’t spoon any more, like it’s all over’.”
Her quote fits typical characteristics of the needs of the average woman and serves as a perfect illustration to the severe differences in emotional needs of men and women. The song to Pink is about the desire to hold onto a relationship when it appears to be breaking down but the song doesn’t just tell her side of the story there is also another viewpoint on it.