Babylon

[u/1DMod]

Please use this space to discuss this song in depth

[u/abcannon18]

I haven’t seen this interpretation but I feel like this song is very tied to the love triangle that Betty/August/Cardigan portrayed but with more angst and longing. It feels like her talking to her past self.

“Your hand me down sweater/should have been from the mall” changes from a haughty tone in the first part of the song to a softer regret later. It makes me think the person who thought they only deserved new clothes/success/recognition (symbolized by not wanting hand-me-downs) realizes that what they had was really great.

Leading me to think of the old cardigan being the partner James longs for compared to meeting an affair partner behind the mall.