What If You Don't

I'm confused as to what he actually means when he says "what if you don't"...anyone know?

how there's no comments.. i love this song !

It sounds like he may be saying "What if you don't make it, or live" or "What if you don't want to be with me"

"Cause I see the night It's coming for me To take you away It's here as a thief I know that I'm scared From down on my knees I'm asking relief" This can seem like death, like he's praying she'll live, or he's begging forgiveness asking her not to go.

Either of these could be taken at the literal sense, but behind the scenes when he says "When all of my time is gone away I want to say I've left more than days" it makes me think he's referring to himself. Saying "What If You Don't accomplish this?"

Jason said himself in his "What If You Don't (Commentary by Go Radio)" I found on Spotify.

"What If You Don't, was really kind of a make it or break song to me. When we started writing it, and when we started going through it, and we started deciding what we wanted the song to be about, it was a very deep song for us to tackle, just because the song it's about wanting more than what you've got, it's about wanting to be not just a better musician, and not just a better you know artist and not just in a better place in life but in a better place in actually as a man. It talks about wanting to, wanting to be sure that whenever you leave, you've left something behind worth leaving behind, that we make our mark and that we show everyone exactly what we're worth and what we're made of and not just musically, but in everything."

What I thought it meant, what it means to me, is the fact that the girl he's not over, the girl he's still in love with is at the altar

This is just my interpretation but it always seemed like; In the first verse, he's 'building a cell', isolating himself from everything with no way out, no 'key'. But as well as specifying his isolation with 'alone', he also suggests hopeople and a will to 'be free'. The next part highlights the past and resembles how their 'history' but it's unchanging as it cannot 'outweight' the present emotions he's feeling. The assuming blame section really gets to me because its suggesting they're guessing, not proving as such to continue whatever relationship they have; containing their internal fear and conflict without ever discussing it. The chorus of the song is the main part; 'stars' being his hopes, his dreams and everything bright in his life 'falling' to her, symbolising how he has also fallen in love with her. He seems to be asking forgiveness and acceptance. He also sings about the future, when they get to the end of their lives, he still wants to be with her. The title itself seems to be a catalyst for his inner conflict and how his uncertainty could be affecting them. However it could also represent an imbalanced, 'outweight'ed relationship where his partner isn't reciprocatin his feelings and instead is indulging his isolation; prahaps being the cause of his 'cell'. The next verse; highlighting a 'symphony'. Possibly an expression for his admiration and love to his partner, lasting 'days', or maybe the legnth of thei 'history' didn't involve many feelings. The phrase 'all at once' seems sudden and extreme as if he was blinded (just him in the dark) and is now able to see that the two of them are 'out of key' and no longer in time as music/relationships tends to be. It suggests he realises that the relationship, she, isn't good for him. The last verse illustrates his use of light and dark imagry as his negative emotions is the dark. 'Take you away' could mean the doubt and insecurity the pair experience, stealing his light, her. He's on his knees, highlighting the impotrance by the humiliation of begging to be 'released' from the hazy messages, to finally know if his partner shares the same hope, loves him just as much as he cares for her.

Anyway that's just what I think but I know everyone has their own thoughts and meanings about the songs they live and I wanted to share mine with you all :)