Enid

The lyrics look back on a troubled relationship with Enid and the speaker’s difficulty accepting its end. At first, the breakup feels painful and confusing; later, the speaker recalls jealousy, hurtful behavior, and being young. The repeated claim that they never really knew each other sounds both like a conclusion and a way of making sense of what happened.

Several images make the memories feel concrete: Enid’s mother coming downstairs suggests an awkward or frightening moment, while letters and the remembered taste of lip gloss connect emotional pain with small sensory details. “I took a beating” may mean the letters hurt emotionally rather than that the speaker was physically attacked. The list of chores and self-improvements—getting a job, paying bills, cutting the lawn—sounds like an offer to become responsible for Enid, but the blunt “I don’t want to” rejects that role.

The song does not present the speaker as simply innocent or Enid as the cause of the breakup. The speaker admits to cruelty and to failing to see Enid as a full person, while also describing feeling rejected. The repeated refrain may express genuine distance, or it may be a defense against regret: if they never knew each other, perhaps the loss is easier to explain. The ending leaves that tension unresolved.