This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Ocean blue
What have I done to you?
Cut so deep
Yet growing through and through
Drawn apart
New York and London
All I see now
Are distant drumlins
The roads I knew
Became a city
And I wonder
Will you wait for me?
Although
I'm far away
I know I'll stay, I know I'll stay
Right there with you
Though
It might be too late
What would you say? What would you say?
What would you do?
I built a hive
Became one with the bees
But we fell like rain
Got lost into the sea
If I don't know
The wind will carry me
So just hold tight
Though
I'm far away
I know I'll stay, I know I'll stay
Right there with you
And though
It might be too late
What would you say? What would you say?
What would you do?
Over and over
Many setting suns
I have run
I have waited for the rain to come
When through that mist
I see the shape of you
And I know, and I know
That I'm in love with you
Though
I'm far away
I know I'll stay, I know I'll stay
Right there with you
And though
It might be too late
What would you say? What would you say?
What would you do?
What have I done to you?
Cut so deep
Yet growing through and through
Drawn apart
New York and London
All I see now
Are distant drumlins
The roads I knew
Became a city
And I wonder
Will you wait for me?
Although
I'm far away
I know I'll stay, I know I'll stay
Right there with you
Though
It might be too late
What would you say? What would you say?
What would you do?
I built a hive
Became one with the bees
But we fell like rain
Got lost into the sea
If I don't know
The wind will carry me
So just hold tight
Though
I'm far away
I know I'll stay, I know I'll stay
Right there with you
And though
It might be too late
What would you say? What would you say?
What would you do?
Over and over
Many setting suns
I have run
I have waited for the rain to come
When through that mist
I see the shape of you
And I know, and I know
That I'm in love with you
Though
I'm far away
I know I'll stay, I know I'll stay
Right there with you
And though
It might be too late
What would you say? What would you say?
What would you do?
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I think the "what would you say x2 vs what would you do" is more indicative of him asking her, "what other choice do we have?" He says "It might be too late" right before it, so it is more of him saying, I am in love with you, distance has taken me away, but love draws us together. What other choice do we have but to continue on? Idk that is just how I see it!
"Ocean blue What have i done to you Cut so deep Yet growing through and through"
The man begins his journey, overseas (Ocean Blue). He is experiencing a duality of conflicting feelings of hurt and potential for growth.
"Drawn apart New York and London All i see now are distant drummings The roads i knew became a city And i wonder will you wait for me, oh"
The man has left his home in road-filled London for New York City. His relationship in London is now a long distance relationship, and he is worried that she will abandon him.
"Go, i'm far away I know i'll stay I know i'll stay right there with you No it might be too late What would you say What would you say What would you do"
The man expresses his commitment to the relationship although he's overseas. He's still worried about the strain the distance puts on the relationship.
I built a hive Became one with the bees But we fell like rain Got lost into the sea If i don't know the wind will carry me So just hold tight
He tries to integrate into NYC society (Built a hive, became one with the bees). The relationship was struggling (we fell like rain, got lost into sea) and he starts to doubt staying in NYC (if I don't know the wind will carry me, so just hold tight).
"Over and over many setting suns I have run I have waited for the rain to come When through the mist I see [the shape of you] And i know I know that i'm in love with you"
The man has been in NYC for a long time, awaiting for himself to return to rainy London (waiting for the rain to come). He finally has returned, and sees his lover through the mist. Their love is renewed.
Such an uplifting song, makes me happy!
"I built a hive" I think the man, who may have a long distance relationship with his significant other, is attempting to live alone hence "hive" could represent a house.
"Became one with the bees" Now, the man is adjusting to society in which society stands for the bees.
"But we fell like rain" However, his life is not following up with society.
"Got lost into the sea" The man is literally lost, in a vast city.
"The wind will carry me" Although he's confused, the man will find way to readjust once more.
"So just hold tight" The man decides to let life take its course.
Ha ha, 'tis interpretation is my commentary, really. If people don't agree the world does not end.
In fact, the world becomes more broader.
Ocean blue What have i done to you Cut so deep Yet growing through and through
Drawn apart New York and London All i see now are distant drummings The roads i knew became a city And i wonder will you wait for me, oh
Go, i'm far away I know i'll stay I know i'll stay right there with you No it might be too late What would you say What would you say What would you do
I built a hive Became one with the bees But we fell like rain Got lost into the sea If i don't know the wind will carry me So just hold tight
Go, i'm far away I know i'll stay I know i'll stay right there with you No it might be too late What would you say What would you say What would you do
Over and over many setting suns I have run I have waited for the rain to come When through the mist I see [the shape of you] And i know I know that i'm in love with you
Go, i'm far away I know i'll stay I know i'll stay right there with you No it might be too late What would you say What would you say What would you do
@andrewgo I thought you said "correction". There is no "go" or "no" in the song. It's either "although" or "though"