We’ve Demolished A Thing Or Two

TV on the Radio “You”

Dan Savage is fond of saying that every relationship you have fails until one doesn’t. In a way, that’s the thematic core of this song: Tunde Adebimpe is singing about a failed love, giving it something of a post-mortem while lamenting “you’re the only one I ever loved.” The chorus is more bittersweet, as each line looking back on what they had together is proceeded by the phrase “constantly wrong.” That’s often how it seems in retrospect, like you have the answer now and can’t imagine why it wasn’t obvious back then. But in the moment, even the most idiotic love feels like the only truth.

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