Jason Mraz - A Beautiful Mess Lyrics Meaning

I believe he's reading a letter and writing one in return, to a woman he's been in a rocky relationship with for some time.

He speaks about characteristics I think one could only gather from handwriting, the most obvious being the "Shoddy cursive," he'd been reading. He's basing his opinion of her on whatever words were printed in shoddy cursive. The next hint is from the second verse where he talks of, "These words I'm paraphrasing," something you generally do while reading. My guess is, she can be a confusing and sometimes indecisive partner.

Her contradictions drive him insane and, yet, he loves her for it. "The kind and courteous is a life I've heard, but it's nice to say that we've played in the dirt." Here, he's writing to tell her that their relationship might have been troubled, but he wouldn't change a thing, or have it any other way.

"And tides, they turn and hearts disfigure, but that's no concern when we're wounded together. And we tore our dresses and stained our shirts, but it's nice today. Oh the way, it was so worth it."

He finishes the letter by telling her it might have been hard, but the road they took was the right one; the only one that would've led to success.

Beautifully written song.

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