Always

Clearly he is in love with someone and is trying to do as much for them as possible to show them this ("When the world gets too heavy put it on my back, I'll be your levy"), but that person is either disregarding his kindness or hurting him in return ("You are taking me apart like bad glue on a get well card"). The 'get well card' is a symbol of his affection and what he is doing for his love, and the 'bad glue' symbolises the hurt directed towards him from that person which is, as he says, "taking me apart".

I get the feeling that this was someone that used to like/be in love with him ("It was always you falling for me") and now he's desperately trying to get them back.

I cannot for the life of me figure out what "Now there's always time calling for me" means. Perhaps it means that he is prepared to wait forever for this person.

He's trying desperately to show this person that he loves them, and is searching desperately for a sign that they feel the same way ("I'm the light blinking at the end of the road, blink back to let me know"). The 'light' meaning that he believes he is best for this person and the 'blinking' is a metaphor for letting the person know how he feels, and his hope that they will 'blink back'.

He is trapped in his love for this person ("I'm a fly that's trapped in a web") but he believes that he may be trapped forever ("But I'm thinking that my spider's dead" - the spider being his way out; the spider is this other person admitting that they feel the same way).

He is obviously lonely, and this has made him depressed, though he puts on a mask to appear fine to those around him ("Lonely, lonely little life, I could kid myself thinking that I'm fine").

This whole situation has worn him down completely ("That I'm skin and bone" - meaning that there is nothing left of him but skin and bone; he has sacrificed a lot for this person to try to make them happy, at a great cost (emotionally and mentally) to himself).

He used to be a strong person, but cannot handle it any longer. (Just a king and a rusty throne oh, the castle's under siege - 'king' symbolising his strength, and the 'rusty throne' symbolising the deterioration of this strength. The castle could be his mind, which is under attack, which could then be a metaphor for his mental suffering.)

He wants to deal with things himself, and doesn't want help from anyone else ("But the sign outside says 'leave me alone'").

Please, let me know what you think about my interpretation - Blake.

I mean this CD is full of mixed emotions. Beautiful album, nonetheless, I'm proud of the boys. They've grown.

"but the sun outside says 'leave me alone'" - is it not the sign? Beautiful song anyway, definitely my favourite off V&V!

A very sweet song. I like the feeling I get; reminds me of "Northern Downpour" a bit :)

I love the line "I'm a fly that's trapped in a web, but I'm thinking that my spider's dead"

I think that he's in love with a girl that he can't get over (i.e. trapped) but she no longer pays any attention to him.

This whole song it amazing :D

I think he's battling with someone he loves, and he obivously still loves her by the line "When the world gets too heavy Put it on my back, I'll be your levy"

but shes starting to get over him and its tearing him apart "You are taking me apart Like bad glue on a get well card"

And she was really in love with him, but he was always busy and he never made time for her and and it now killing him, so he's trying really hard to make time. "It was always you falling for me Now there's always time calling for me I'm the light blinking at the end of the road Blink back to let me know"

And she trapped him with her love and he didn't appreciated until she was gone. "I'm a fly that's trapped in a web But I'm thinking that my spider's dead Lonely, lonely little life I could kid myself thinking that I'm fine"

I can't get over the line "I could kid myself thinking that I'm fine.". I don't think he's happy. : /

I think out of all their songs this is the most obvious what its about. Doesn't really need the meaning interpretted when its so transparent already

Totally nerdy, but this song makes me think of the Harry Potter books and the Snape/Lily situation.

I think this song I so metaphorical and I love it. I think that the first part of the song is him telling someone that he will always be there for them no matter how much they hurt him. The chorus he is obviously speaking to someone that he cares for dearly and just wants them to say that they care for him back. The next verse I took as he is stuck inside of his mind and he wants to find a way out but he is trapped within his life and hes just trying to act like he is okay. The third verse I took as he feels he doesn't look his best and he doesn't want whomever he is singing to, to see him like that, but they keep coming back.