Oliver Tree - Hurt Lyrics Meaning

Artists often give interpretations of their own work that mislead just to see if anyone will give their own thoughts anymore, or if they'll just accept what the artist has given. The song means what you personally want it to. Great artists leave interpretation up to what you feel. The story you tell yourself surrounding a piece of art matters most.

That said, I dont feel like this is simply about a scooter accident. This feels like a story about someone who's trying to take responsibility for a situation they can't really control: someone elses feelings.

They keep grappling with the idea that they fucked up despite this person always "being in a bad mood" and that they should have been there for them, changed to help them, in spite of themselves.