| Genesis – In Too Deep Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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Love is complex when you have had past troubles in your life. My interpretation is that while he was ready to commit to her, he was not in a place where he could ever give her 100% of himself since he had so much past trauma that diluted who he really was; he didn't even realize that he was incapable of being the man (back then) for her. The idea of them being together was so amazing. There was so much she promised to bring to his life, and yet he couldn't convince her to be with him. So he begs her to listen to him justify why he is the man for her, but she can't connect with his argument or to him emotionally. He knows the man he is and he thinks he is worthy, but after everything he tries fails, he sits as a hollowed out soul trying to figure why it couldn't work. She promised that she'd always be there for him as a friend and he pretty much believed her, being that she was the only one who ever truly saw him for who he was underneath the veil that he draped over him to hide his past. She sees the genuine friendship that they have and the emotional compatibility, but she can't be attracted to him since a core piece of him is missing. His masculinity? Or maybe is it his confidence. Either way his desperate attempts to convince her made her uncomfortable since she knew she could never be more than friends with him. His pleas now replace their friendship and with no real communication she is left alone. She distances herself from him and their once blossoming friendship fades away. It's like they never knew each other at all. She 'leaves' their friendship knowing it will never be the same again. He is heartbroken and he realizes that he needs to make something of his life; there must have been something he did wrong to mess up something that was this good, this important. So he does some introspection and he realizes that the problem is with him. Eventually, after a long while, he fixes that part of himself, perhaps another genesis song would lend a clue as to what he fixed in the first place. Regardless, he is now ready to stop thinking only about himself and is ready to move on and get his life together and spend his life caring about somebody else. He knows his friendship and love for her were too strong to ever let go of so he seeks her out after all this time apart to rekindle their friendship. His heart is so sore after the initial rejection and he knows she is still apprehensive about him. He lets her know that while he loves her he can't handle another round of hurt/rejection as yet, if he tries to be with her now it's not for a casual relationship but for a lifelong one, supposedly marriage; he's playing for keeps. He is keenly aware that even though he is a different man than who he was before she is so much more than a regular girl to him. He needs her in his life first and foremost and can't stand losing her again. They both know he wants to be with her, but he's in too deep and can't lose her again... at least not right now. |
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