Just the Carry-On

This song is about what happens when two people bring old pain into a new love and expect the other person to carry it. They both have luggage from before—hurt, habits, fear, pride—and neither one realizes how much weight they are putting on the other. It is not about leaving the baggage behind and pretending it never happened. It is about owning it, putting some of it down, and making room for the relationship to breathe.