This song has lots of natural imagery which Elliot uses to compare his dying relationship to. In a way he is suggesting that in nature all of these things need each other but he is breaking the trend and not being with his partner. This song has similar themes and ideas to the poem ‘Love’s Philosoph...
You can’t have forests without any trees
Can’t have rivers without any water
You can’t smile without any teeth
And now you won’t have me
And now you won’t have me
It’s always hard to say goodbye
But even great things die sometimes
You can’t time without any sand
Can’t build cities without any men
You can’t lock fingers without any hands
I can’t go on, but I hope you can
It’s always hard to say goodbye
But even great things die sometimes
It’s always hard to say goodbye
But even great things die sometimes