☝️ Key Points
- The song is about past relationships and how the singer deals with them
- She expresses that she doesn't apologize for being loved by her ex-partners
- The song also addresses the emotional rollercoaster in relationships
- It talks about insecurity, change, and the complexity of love relationships
- The singer admits that she often doesn't know what she wants and imagines things in her head
Interpretation
"Exes" by
Tate McRae is about past relationships and how the singer deals with them. The song expresses that she doesn't apologize for her exes loving her, but rather changes her mind like origami.
The line "Kisses to my exes who don't give a shit about me" means that she sends kisses to her ex-partners who don't care about her. She lets them know that she can move on without them.
But it always happens that she reconciles with her ex-partners and then separates again. Even though she swears she'll never call them again, she still keeps their number and their collar.
The song also expresses that she is a wild ride that never stops and is hard to understand. She can't be unlocked. She admits that she gives a lot, but not enough. She accepts that it is as it is, and was as it was.
The song also expresses that she often doesn't know what she wants, but that's what her partner wants. If she agrees, she shouldn't be blamed for it. She breaks everything off before it starts and spins it in her head. She says things she never meant.
Overall, "Exes" is about the ups and downs of relationships, reconciliation and separation, uncertainty and change. It expresses the emotionality and complexity of love relationships.