This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
What if I lead the way
What if I make mistakes
(Will you be there?)
What if I change the world
What if I take the blame
(Will you be there?)
I remember going back
To the place we used to lay
But I keep losing track
And now the days they all turn black
And our dreams all start to fade
But there's no turning back
Cause the world keeps turning
(Why do you tell me you care if you're not going to change?)
And my heart keeps burning
(Why do you tell me you care?)
What if I change the world
If I lead the way
What if I be the one
That takes the blame
What if I can't go on without you
What if I graduate
What if I don't
What if I don't
Now I'm slowly giving up
As the world keeps losing faith
And you still turn your back
Now the path I follow
Takes a toll on me
On you
But there's no turning back
Cause the world keeps turning
(Why do you tell me you care if you're not going to change?)
And my heart keeps burning
(Why do you tell me you care?)
What if I change the world
If I lead the way
What if I be the one
That takes the blame
What if I can't go on without you
What if I graduate
What if I don't
What if I don't
What if I don't
What if I don't
What if I don't
What if I don't
I'll be waiting here
I'll be waiting here
I'll be waiting here
For you to call me
What if I lead the way
What if I graduate
What if I change the world
Would you still remember me
What if I lead the way
What if I graduate
What if I change the world
And I find the way to tell you (what you need to hear)
I'll be waiting here
I'll be waiting here
I'll be waiting here (what if I graduate?)
For you to call me
I'll be waiting here (waiting)
I'll be waiting here (waiting)
I'll be waiting here (what if I graduate?)
What if I make mistakes
(Will you be there?)
What if I change the world
What if I take the blame
(Will you be there?)
I remember going back
To the place we used to lay
But I keep losing track
And now the days they all turn black
And our dreams all start to fade
But there's no turning back
Cause the world keeps turning
(Why do you tell me you care if you're not going to change?)
And my heart keeps burning
(Why do you tell me you care?)
What if I change the world
If I lead the way
What if I be the one
That takes the blame
What if I can't go on without you
What if I graduate
What if I don't
What if I don't
Now I'm slowly giving up
As the world keeps losing faith
And you still turn your back
Now the path I follow
Takes a toll on me
On you
But there's no turning back
Cause the world keeps turning
(Why do you tell me you care if you're not going to change?)
And my heart keeps burning
(Why do you tell me you care?)
What if I change the world
If I lead the way
What if I be the one
That takes the blame
What if I can't go on without you
What if I graduate
What if I don't
What if I don't
What if I don't
What if I don't
What if I don't
What if I don't
I'll be waiting here
I'll be waiting here
I'll be waiting here
For you to call me
What if I lead the way
What if I graduate
What if I change the world
Would you still remember me
What if I lead the way
What if I graduate
What if I change the world
And I find the way to tell you (what you need to hear)
I'll be waiting here
I'll be waiting here
I'll be waiting here (what if I graduate?)
For you to call me
I'll be waiting here (waiting)
I'll be waiting here (waiting)
I'll be waiting here (what if I graduate?)
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A lot of these lines (and the tite) have special meaning with me because of an almost-relationship I had with a friend.
"Cause the world keeps turning (So why do you tell me you care if you're not going to stay?) And my heart's still burning (Why do you tell me you care?)"
I love the power in those lines. Why would you tell me you cared about me when you were just going to move on and leave me?