Stranger

This song is about letting people in In this song there are two people who deeply care about each other. One won't let the other in to help them. Something bad has happened to them but they won't let the other help, like a stranger. The hurt person is afraid to let the other person in because they think it will make the other think of them diffrently once they truly know each other "You call me a stranger, you say I'm a danger" The other person won't give up and eventually they are let in (figurativly of course) "But all these thoughts are leaving you tonight" They are afraid at first when the start to learn about the person's past and how it affected them "I'm confident, But I can't pretend I wasn't terrified to meet you" The person now truely knows them they want to help them through the hard times "Take a look at me so you can see..." They want the person to see everyting they need to see in them. "I know that I can't make you stay But I would give my final breath To make you understand how beautiful you are" The person knows they might not allways be together so befroe they part ways they want to show how much they care and understand.

this song is beautiful. the way john just makes it sound the new album is amazing. he works never ceases to amaze me.

"But I would give my final breath To make you understand how beautiful you are."

Enough said.

This song is amazing. It's just about being with someone who's super scared to let you into their life, and you feel like they mean the world to you...but they still feel like you're a stranger.

"And any chance what we turn into I was hoping that you could see"

I think this may have multiple meanings to different people but to me, it's my favorite line of possibly the whole new album, (back to the subject) it means to me that i have already 'fantasized' of what we could be in the future (lovers) and i wonder if you have had any thoughts on that subject, or have seen my own fantasy in your own mind. It reminds me of this BEAUTIFUL girl that sat just next to me, absouletly stunning. I just wondered what it could be (it'd be quite foolish to believe that hope, or want would come true) but i just wondered what she was thinking; about me, or if she was even thinking of me or what she had to do when she got home... I hope i stayed on subject. Sorry for any incorrect spelling

okay, i know i'm having back-to-back post here so i apologize but i just read my post and i sound very stupid, i can't get my thoughts typed out correctly

hm, smith, that makes sense that puts it in a different perspective

i think its just about someone you love who is scared to open up and its the only thing you want them to do and you jsut love them so much but nothing will change how they can't open up

this song kills me

i agree with punkkid, great definition, and i totally relate to this song.

and eemii, those lyrics kill me everytime i hear them, and it's so true

Please ask if ou have any questions abou my interpertation of this song!!!

This is the song that caught my attention when i listened to the cd for the first time. and i really think it can have different meanings for everyone but to me its all about seeing someone for the first time. seeing something that catches your eye and just wondering what could happen if you talked to them or met them. But i can also see it as two people together and he just wants her to know how beautiful he thinks she is.

either way its a great song :D