I think the meaning is pretty clear. This person got really burned in a previous relationship, and because of this is unable to love and show care in his present one, even though he so badly wants to. It's lovely song, and very sad. You can really feel how defeated and frustrated he is with himself.
Take those potatoes out of your ear
Listen to the warnings
Verify all your fears
There's a world outside
That's ready to blow
And we're all to blame
When it finally explodes
You gotta listen up
Gotta listen to what
They're telling you
Gotta listen up and think
About what they're saying to you
They're the modern day catastrophists
They've got practical solutions
(know all the right equations)
They're the self-appointed
Righteous pragmatists
And they know 50 ways
To save the world
What makes you think
You can cure our disease?
Maybe its just our biology
Maybe its time to make room
For another species
This is the 21st Century
Listen to the warnings
Verify all your fears
There's a world outside
That's ready to blow
And we're all to blame
When it finally explodes
You gotta listen up
Gotta listen to what
They're telling you
Gotta listen up and think
About what they're saying to you
They're the modern day catastrophists
They've got practical solutions
(know all the right equations)
They're the self-appointed
Righteous pragmatists
And they know 50 ways
To save the world
What makes you think
You can cure our disease?
Maybe its just our biology
Maybe its time to make room
For another species
This is the 21st Century
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