What do you think Evaporated means?

Ben Folds Five: Evaporated Meaning

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Evaporated Lyrics

What I've kept with me
And what I've thrown away
And where the hell I've ended up
On this glary random day
Were the things I really cared about
Just left along the way
For being too pent up and proud
Woke up way too late
Feeling hung over...

  1. anonymous
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    Jul 28th 2012 !⃝

    Loss about sums it up. Best breakup song ever. I discovered it after my last most painful breakup over a decade ago, and even though the acuteness of that pain has long passed, the sweetness of this song endures almost like a best friend. Corny, yeah, but this song SO nails it: I poured my heart out. It Evaporated. See? Genius.

  2. Petestownshendschick
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    Jan 16th 2010 !⃝

    Reflection, I guess. One of my fav songs ever. Just beautiful

  3. anonymous
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    Oct 5th 2008 !⃝

    Ben was asked in an interview what this song was about and he simply replied "it's about loss". I think that sums it up.


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