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6 Pink Songs Inspired by Her Relationship With Carey Hart
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"Mean"

  • The context: "Mean" was written while Pink and Carey were still together, but their relationship was crumbling.
  • In her words: Pink really opens up about these lyrics in a video about the album. She talks about a trip she and Carey made with their friends and how she pulled fellow artist Butch Walker to the side and said she wanted to write a song about how everyone became so mean. "We all knew that Carey and I were unraveling, even Carey and I did, and it was OK. It was sad and weird and beautiful. We knew it was once of our last trips. . . . We started writing it right there at the picnic in front of everyone. It was awkward and beautiful and amazing. There was still so much love at that picnic and honesty."
  • Most revealing lyrics: "Oh we said some things that we can never take back / It's like a train wreck tryin' to hit the right track / We opened up the wine and we just let it breathe / But we should of drank it down while it was still sweet / It all goes bad eventually."
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