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As the closing track to The 1975’s Music for Cars EP, “Me” moves back and forth from different perspectives. These viewpoints reflect Matty’s father in addition to certain bits interwoven to match up to Matty himself, since it was explained that the track revolves around guilt.

It’s said that the narrator hurt his mother and his brother, meaning this specific group derives from the father’s feelings. On the other hand, the line which expresses getting high rather than seeing their family fall apart could come from either Matty or his father, because it shows remorse over the divorce, in addition to the consequences he must face over his actions.

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What did The 1975 say about "Me"?
Genius Answer

Frontman Matt Healy explained the song’s meaning to The Richie T Experience:

“That song, I suppose, is me at my most guilty,” he said. “Which, I suppose, is a running theme through a lot of the record ‘cause a lot of our records are quite self-deprecating. I think it’s a song about me apologizing really. It came about very quickly, that song… 'Me’ was written and recorded in about a day.”

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