anonymous October 5th, 2006 10:06PM  
My interpretation about this song is how the lead singer, andrew mcmahon, and his ex-girlfriend krystal. Kostantine is spelled with a k in this song, refering to krystal. The lyrics at one part in the song, "and you tell me that it's over but I can't stand here in a patch of four leaf clovers" is refering to how he cheated on her and she caught him.

"'cause you're afraid to find out all this hope that you had sent into the sky by now had crashed and it did because of me" krystal had so much hope and effort put into their relationship that when she found out he cheated on him, she automatically forgave him and take him back because she didn't want to let go.

"this is because I can spell konfusion with a k and I can like it." refers to her name bring krystal and the k, in krystal isn't very common in a name like hers.

"i'm not your star? Isn't that what you said what you thought this song meant" referring to krystal getting upset not thinking she was the only one for him, torn between the music industry and his love for her.

Towards the end of this song, he explains in song that he misses her a great deal and he would do anything to get her back and he admits that he has hurt her a great deal and he'll understand if she'll never want to take him back.


That's just my explanation of this song, a true masterpiece written.

anonymous February 26th, 2007 02:23AM  
well the title of the song pretty much explains it all. First love, someone never to forget, always remember and love, always share something. But what the msg in the song is that they are doing different things and can't be together because of it. and the living room part of it I think is based on them fighting and him sleeping in the living room and after the fight apologising in the middle of the night/making love "konstantine is walking down the stairs
doesnt she look good
standing in her underwear
and I was thinking
what I was thinkin
we've been drinkin and it doesn't get me anywhere". It sounds like they argue a lot weather drunk or sober.
confusion with a k I think is meant by the girlfriend krystal is confusing him by wanting him so much but always arguing.

but he has obviously hurt her a lot and made a lot of mistake in their relationship "they'll never hurt you like I do
no they'll never hurt you like I do" I dunno its hard to explain but most people who hear the song definitly understand what it is about

anonymous December 15th, 2008 12:57PM  
i always think of my x when i hear this song cuz he is so upset of how bad he hurt me and he wants me back so bad. konstantine. "i always catch the clock, its 11:11 and now you wanna talk"

anonymous March 3rd, 2009 11:12AM  
I always thought this song was about a relationship filled with plenty of ups and downs and Yes, it is about his ex-girlfriend. However, when he says "I had these dreams, in them I learned to play guitar Maybe cross the country Become a rockstar And there was hope in me That I could take you there But damn it you're so young But I don't think I care and if I hurt you then i'm sorry please don't think that this was easy" It seems like his fame is getting in the way of their relationship, it is somewhat pushing them away from one another. I don't know, it makes sense to me.

bear71690 March 30th, 2009 11:41AM  
first off this song is amazing. i love songs like this because you can think of your own interpretation of it. to me, this song is about a guy who hurt his girlfriend horrible but still misses her and their relationship. the line "i'm not your star? isn't that what you said, what you thought this song meant" is him telling her that she is the only one for him even if she doesnt think so. and the title of the song "konstantine"....to me reminds me of a guy that i always found myself going back to...my "constant". i think by calling the song konstantine is like him saying she is constantly who he finds himself thinking about and wanting to be with. no matter how many things that went wrong in their relationship.

anonymous August 28th, 2009 05:27PM  
I agree with pretty much what everyone says, just wanted to add one thing. The part about "The first star you see may not be a star, I'm not your star, isn't that what you said, what you thought the song meant" is not referring to the song Konstantine but a Jimmy Eat world song, hence the part just before it saying "Jimmy Eat World and those nights in my car where the first star you see..." and so on.

anonymous September 2nd, 2009 01:37PM  
They had a kind of complicated relationship. First, she was a lot younger than he was, and full of ambitions ('Dammit you're so young'/ 'you and your big dreams'). And like many young girls she didn't know what she actually did wanted. This was confusing him so much, because he wanted to share his whole life with her. But he was also hurting her. They loved each other so much, but still they kept hurting each other with their different dreams. They kept breaking each others hearts, he had to sleep in the living room, and they both got drunk to take the pain away. This happened a lot. And than they were sorry again, wanted to talk it over, or they ended up in bed again. Now it's over between them.. and it seems like she's moved on. He has no idea what she's doing right now, but he keeps thinking of her and she keeps him awake at night. HE misses her a lot, and knows somewhere, deep down, she misses her a lot too. Even though it's over, they both know that they're not better off like this. And that's what he's trying to say to her.

I really love this song especially the emotion that's in it.