Heather

The lyrics describe someone who loves a person who seems to prefer Heather. At first, the speaker recalls a tender moment when they wore the person’s sweater, but watching him with Heather turns that memory painful. The feelings grow into jealousy and self-doubt: the speaker compares their appearance with Heather’s and wishes they could be the one he chooses.

The sweater is an important image because it represents closeness. The person once lent it to the speaker, but now gives it to Heather, making the same simple object feel like evidence of who matters more. Calling Heather “brighter than the blue sky” shows how dazzling she appears through the speaker’s jealous eyes. The phrase “a sight for sore eyes” usually means something pleasant to see; here, it carries a sharp irony because seeing Heather hurts.

The speaker’s feelings toward Heather are mixed. They call her “an angel,” suggesting admiration or recognition that she has done nothing wrong, yet admit to wishing she were dead. This sounds like an angry, painful thought rather than a clear plan or settled belief. The repeated wish to be Heather suggests that the deepest struggle is not simply resentment of her, but the speaker’s belief that being someone else might make them lovable.