This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Set yourself back a step
and realize the changes made
with your lips unpressed at your doorstep
underneath you lamp post
its always yours
everything seemed to be yours
when I recall the times we’ve shared
because I’m still yours
memories lit my way
crawling back to your front porch
everything still looks the same
pity dawns a certain dress for all our dates
approach this like I’ll never get hurt
this tight rope I walk can’t bear my weight
look up to the sky the porch lights write out your name tonight
the stars all stare with their jealous eyes because you steal their skies
you know that jealousy bears a weight better than “we” would know
just turn back down and don’t let the porch lights fade
what I would do for you to crawl to me, for a change
we need a change so we go on
he’s on my mind sometimes
I can’t go back to feeling first knowing I’m second
we go on...
so just bury me, put an end to my days
the view from here seems cold but I know
that this is better than the view from your front porch
where I’ve laid, so many nights
alone at times without you
I wonder if I will ever forget the way you kiss me
will you ever forget me?
we need to talk
you need to crawl for once
memories still light my way
crawling to your house
where lips unpressed and silence met for the first time
and realize the changes made
with your lips unpressed at your doorstep
underneath you lamp post
its always yours
everything seemed to be yours
when I recall the times we’ve shared
because I’m still yours
memories lit my way
crawling back to your front porch
everything still looks the same
pity dawns a certain dress for all our dates
approach this like I’ll never get hurt
this tight rope I walk can’t bear my weight
look up to the sky the porch lights write out your name tonight
the stars all stare with their jealous eyes because you steal their skies
you know that jealousy bears a weight better than “we” would know
just turn back down and don’t let the porch lights fade
what I would do for you to crawl to me, for a change
we need a change so we go on
he’s on my mind sometimes
I can’t go back to feeling first knowing I’m second
we go on...
so just bury me, put an end to my days
the view from here seems cold but I know
that this is better than the view from your front porch
where I’ve laid, so many nights
alone at times without you
I wonder if I will ever forget the way you kiss me
will you ever forget me?
we need to talk
you need to crawl for once
memories still light my way
crawling to your house
where lips unpressed and silence met for the first time
Lyrics submitted by grenadasdreamderek
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
Lord Huron
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
When We Were Young
Blink-182
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Head > Heels
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Head > Heels” is a track that aims to capture what it feels like to experience romance that exceeds expectations. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.