The subtext of their relationship reflects the Irish civil war that’s happening on the mainland: “I just don’t like you no more”, “but you liked me yesterday”.

It’s a story about how people can turn against each other seemingly out of nowhere and how we use destructive means to get back at each other like Colm cutting his fingers and then Padaric burning Colm’s house.

But for Colm, his reason why he doesn’t want to be friends with Padriac is so he can spend more time making songs. He feels like he has wasted his potential by being friends with Padaric. Is it a perfect excuse? That’s up to you.