'I'm tired of fighting,' she said/Your words just rattle my head

This song by The Swell Season, "The Verb," is killing me. I'm a big fan of the entire new album (thanks, Beth!) but this is one of those songs I keep playing again and again. These lyrics are brilliant, I think:

"I'm tired of fighting," she said

Your words just rattle my head

All joy escapes in the dark and I can't make this make sense

Your words are lost to me now

I cannot take it

I'm out

I'm stuck here kidding myself

You're out there caring somewhere

What's the verb to kick it off

To take the time and walk away from it

I'm not playing

That'll never sit with us well

We're far too pious to get out of it and we're on our way

"I'm tired of fighting," she said

Your words just rattle my head

All joy escapes in the dark and I can't make this make sense

Your words are lost to me now

I cannot take it

I'm out

I'm stuck here killing myself

You're out there drinking somewhere

Listen to it and tell me it doesn't make you think about your last breakup. Or some breakup. Or some ex.

Dammit. What great musicians.

This is the best video clip I've found (not the full song):



This next one, "I have loved you wrong," is almost more than I can take. But still absolutely beautiful and tragic and wonderful.



Is it really sick that I'm almost glad they broke up so they could create this album? Pretend I didn't say that.