Story Behind The Song

The story of the stages of a relationship measured and how boxes figure in to each stage in a different way

Song Description

Five verses tell the story of a 5-year relationship I had that, like many, starts with boxes and ends with boxes. Over time I found myself being minimized and controlled due to my insecurities and my musical career, so each time "boxes" comes in it means something different, based on what was going on in the relationship at that time. You can't put people in boxes is the premise of the song.

Lyrics

When we met, I had storage unit full of shit
& you had just come home from India
When you left you sold almost everything you ever had
& to come see me, when you got home, you sold the rest.. for gas

So you pilfered through it all, decided what to leave behind
I was really fond of my old green couch
But you'd been living out of a pack for months & had to minimize
No big deal it's not like I'm going to cry

Over some boxes
Over some boxes

So the years flew by & we frequented the Salvation Army
Droppin' off tons of boxes
Got so good at having yard sales people would just come by to party
We were really making a profit

Off of those boxes
Off of those boxes

Thousands of boxes
Packing away our whole lives
Wrap it up all on my own this time
You look at me - you taught me to minimize
Look at us & how we were- minimized

Last May we packed up the whole freakin' house & headed out on a journey
Backpacking thru Paris & Spain
Sent 3 boxes home cause we overestimated what we could carry
Thanks for the trip darlin, I know I'll never be the same

When we got home we headed west, decided LA wasn't the place for you
Drove our boxes back to New Mexico
Must have packed ourselves & our hearts up somewhere along The Way
I know its true what they say

You can't put people in boxes
In a box baby

Thousands of boxes
Packing away our whole lives
Wrap it up all on my own this time
You look at me - you taught me to minimize
Look at us & how we were x3 ... minimized