The Love Triangle Storyline:
Lyrical continuity/Easter eggs:
Cardigan: betty’s perspective
- Seems to be the song of Betty’s perspective on her love, she thought it was all they needed in the moment, but then he left (with another woman: “chase two girls, lose the one”), but he returned to her front porch after summer ended
Notable lyrics: High heels on cobblestones/And when I felt like I was an old cardigan, Under someone's bed, You put me on and said I was your favorite/ Chase two girls, lose the one/To kiss in cars and downtown bars, Was all we needed, You drew stars around my scars, But now I'm bleedin'/peter losing Wendy/I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs/I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired, And you'd be standin' in my front porch light, And I knew you'd come back to me
Betty: James’ perspective
This is the song that ties cardigan and August together mentioning things from both, which would makes sense as “James” is the one spending time With the two other participants of the long triangle, it seems Betty was the one he truly loved but he got swept away in a summer romance that he wasn’t fully committed to and later regretted, turning up on bettys porch to ask forgiveness
The worst thing that I ever did, Was what I did to you/ In the garden would you trust me, If I told you it was just a summer thing?/ I was walking home on broken cobblestones/ When she pulled up like A figment of my worst intentions, She said "James, get in, let's drive", Those days turned into nights, Slept next to her, but I dreamt of you all summer long/ Will you kiss me on the porch?/Standing in your cardigan, Kissin' in my car again
August: The Summer lovers perspective
The woman James left with for the summer (she sings about pulling up in her car, which is retold in Betty from James’ perspective) tells her perspective of loving someone who was never hers for a summer, but when he went back to school he didn’t want her. He wasn’t “hers to lose” because he loved and then returns to Betty after their summer affair
Notable lyrics: August slipped away into a moment in time, 'Cause it was never mine/ Will you call when you're back at school?, I remember thinkin' I had you/So much for summer love and saying "us", 'Cause you weren't mine to lose/Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"/
