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Dec 3, 2008
The song has two meanings.
The more straight forward meaning is a metaphor for a girl breaking his heart. If that was really it, this song wouldn't be that great.
The other meaning is how minuscule things from the past can come back to haunt you. A more universal approach would be to look at it as the butterfly effect working itself internally. It's kind of like taking a step back to think of things that brought you to where you are and how the past can still come back to destroy you. But in the case of the song, it's self-induced torment. And that just says a little more about Conor's personality.