Discover the story of the song > Emily I’m Sorry – boygenius

The protagonist is driving with someone (presumably her romantic partner) in the back asleep, but she wakes up from a nightmare. They talk about the North Star and the protagonist gets called a liar. Later, the protagonist is spiraling and wants to go to Montreal to start over with her partner. She apologizes to her partner for not knowing who she is but knowing what she wants. The chorus repeats her apologies to Emily and asks if they can make it up as they go along.