Discover the story of the song > The After Party – Bad Books

The protagonist is saying that they were born a troublemaker and they are the "after party" to all the trouble. Their partner moved away to San Francisco because they were unsure about the protagonist. The protagonist is now realizing that it's actually good to be alone and they don't need anyone else. They had everything they thought they wanted before, but now they know that they hate being alone and need to be by themselves. It feels good to be alone.