Know exactly where it leads but I
"Love's a game, want to play?" She knows exactly what's going, the situation that she's been put in from past experience, yet there's that 'but'.
Know exactly where it leads but I
"Love's a game, want to play?" She knows exactly what's going, the situation that she's been put in from past experience, yet there's that 'but'.
And I should just tell you to leave 'cause I
She realizes the difference and priorities and decides enough is enough.
(Heard from you)
Emphasizes the lack of contact.
It's been a while since I have even heard from you
Possibly a one sided relationship, this line implies that she has been expecting contact while the other party has not been living up to their commitment, obviously they feel differently about one another.
Fade into view, oh,
Fading could be slowly changing over time, how the relationship develops over time, as the car comes closer.
Style
Style, preference, could be more specifically the difference in how you do things.
Long drive, could end in burning flames or paradise
Kind of like the line "So it's gonna be forever or it's going to go down in flames' the relationship could go both ways.
Midnight, you come and pick me up, no headlights
She is being picked up when everyone is asleep, headlights so he is not seen. This creates secrecy, someone sneaking around, maybe a more casual relationship.
squats in the sinking earth
Not just the earth, but the sinking earth, you have a foundation in the earth but at some point you'll be trapped.
refuses to bend in the wind,
Because they are personifying this condo, the "refusing to bend in the wind" could really mean someone standing firm in what they believe.
Condominium, stiff bamboo,
Bamboo is 3 times stronger than hardwoods, paints a scene of a large complex
He's so bad but he does it so well
Could be a paradox, but more than likely it's saying that he embodies this "bad" personality.
He's so tall and handsome as hell
Reminds of Blank Space with the shallow benefits, ties in with the "nothing lasts forever".
Nothing lasts forever, but this is gonna take me down
She understands that the relationship may not last, but the loss will still impact her.
I thought heaven can't help me now
It seemed so utterly impossible that even almighty God couldn't do anything about it.
Drive out of the city, away from the crowds"
Away from the noisy city, the noisy atmosphere, input and opinion.
He said, "Let's get out of this town
When people run off to go somewhere, it is starting something new. Out with the old, in with the new.
Wildest Dreams
When someone says "in your wildest dreams" it usually refers to your deepest desires to the point where they are unrealistic.