Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: garage
Song Meaning of “Why Did I Get Married?” by Foxygen
This song is about reflecting on a tumultuous relationship that has ended. The narrator is questioning why they ever got married in the first place, and trying to understand why it didn’t work out.
The chorus of the song is a painful account of what the narrator endured during the relationship: “Why did I get married, when nothing was fine?/Why must I always take the blame for leaving that life behind?/Why did I get married, when it felt like a crime?/How could I ever be so blind?”
The narrator is trying to understand why they ever took the risk of getting married when the relationship felt like it was doomed from the start. The dark lyrics of the chorus reveal the narrator’s confusion and deep sadness over the failed marriage.
The narrator is left reflecting on all of the moments they spent in the relationship, trying to make sense of the mistakes that were made: “Where did we go wrong, what did we hide?/Where was the love, and why did I get married?”
The narrator is asking all of these questions in the hopes of finding some sort of closure or answer to why they ever got married. But in the end, all they have are more questions and a broken heart.