Foundations: Wit and Music

Hello! This song came on the radio and just by the words, I found it pretty witty and layful so I decided to include it in my blog. The song is called, "Foundations" by Kate Nash. Here are some of the lyrics and I'll tell you why I find this song so witty:
"Foundations"
Thursday night,
everything's fine,
Except you've got that look in your eyes,
when I'm telling a story
And you find it boring,
you're thinking of something to say.
You'll go along with and then drop it
And you humiliate me,
in front of our friends.
Then I'll use that voice what you find annoyin'
And say something like
"intelligent input darlin' why don't you just have another beer then?"
Then you call me a b....
and everyone we're with will be embarrassed,and I won't give a s...
My fingertips are holding onto the cracks in our foundations,
and I know that I should let go,but I can't.
And everytime we fight I know it's not right,
everytime that you're upset and I smile
I know I should forget, but I can't.
You said I must eat so many lemons,
'cause I am so bitter.
I said "I'd rather be with your friends mate,'cause they are much fitter"
Yes it was childish and you got aggressive and I must admit that I was a bit scared,but it gives me thrills to wind you up......Oh my gosh, I cannot be bothered with this.
I hope I'm not stuck with this one.

I'd first like to start off with the big picture: It is quite obvious that the speaker is describing the small flirtatuous "fights" that take place between her and the guy she is referring to. It is quite obvious that she is in love with him yet does not wish to admit it to him but expresses it through the mean way she treats him (and it seems that he feels the same way). She knows she should let go of this infatuation (although it seems she does not wish to by her tone and the chorus) but she knows she can not (because she shifts and continuously describes how she likes to irk and provoke her love). The thing I find so witty is the fact that she uses powerful lines (the ones in bold) to describe their relationship and actually admit that he loves him although she does not wish to blatently say that because she just can't believe it. The constant shifts in tone help create the wit. She begins by setting up the situation on a Thursday evening where she was " telling a story and [he found] it boring and "was thinking of something to say". She presents a sense of playfulness between her and the subject yet there is almost a bitter tone when she fights his response by mocking his intelligent and "witty" response by telling him to have another beer. She then shifts in tone by describig how she should "let go" and "forget" her crush but she can no. She then further describes that when they "fight, [she] knows it's not right". When he "frowns", she "smiles" to further prove that this is all a playful expression of her infatuation yet she regrets it has to be so "bitter". He actually says, "I must eat so many lemons,'cause I am so bitter" basically showing to the audience that he knows she does it on purpose. She then shifts (maybe giving a sense of denial? or not wanting to think about it anymore) to describing what she said to him...that she'd rather be with one of his friends because they are much "fitter"). It seems throughout this entire song that she is mocking herself and their relationship...that they both can not admit to each other their emotions yet their actions present them perfectly. Interesting though, could she possibly be mocking the cliche that "actions are stronger than words?" It seems so because they are not getting anywhere with their constant bitterness towards each other. The speaker seems regretful and sad YET she tries to cover it up again with the last few lines by saying, "I can not be bothered with this. I hope I'm not stuck with this one". The general theme here seems to be that one can not cover up their emotions because in one way or another, they will show up. By writing the song, she is obviously thinking about the subject and can not forget about him..no matter what her actions are, she still has those feelngs lingering and it seems that the guy is feeling the same thing. The wit in this is how she mocks the whole situation and the irony of it all..love makes them act quite pathetic yet they know how to stop up but they can not.I'd also like to comment on the symbol of a "foundation": Now that I look back on the entire song, it seems that the foundation is love The reason why the speaker is "holding on to the cracks in our foundations" is because she is holding onto the strong feelings she has for the guy.For a witty song, it seems to have a generally sad tone to it when looking back on it.