Eastern Leaves

My interpretation of this song is as follows. The song is generally about the desire to rebuild a broken relationship, but knowing in the back of your head that it's so damaged that it won't work. I get the impression that it won't work because she wants him to be someone he's not (or the other way around) and she doesn't love him anymore. She wants him to express himself (emotionally?) more than he's comfortable with (or even capable of) and it drives him into an apathetic state.

"I won't say it for Any reason at all Just know, I can't explain The words I fail to say"

He's not going to say what she wants to hear if he doesn't mean it. He may also have a difficult time expressing how he truly feels.

"I can't drive another road That doesn't guide me back home Alone, some day I will say I am all I am, I am all the same"

He's saying that he refuses to try and fix this relationship if it won't work out in the end and since he refuses to change who he is, he will ultimately end up alone without her.

"Driving home to darkened streets Please show yourself to me And I fall down into the rhythm of losing you But I still choose the comfort in finding you"

He's really wishing that she'll come around, but seems to know that she won't. Yet at the same time, he keeps going back to her. This kind of reminds me of that period of lingo after a serious relationship where both parties know it's over, but they continue to see each other either for company, intimacy, or because it's just what they're accustomed to and comfortable with.

"But you can't fail to see Anything but me And the world that we make When it falls into place I think it's fair to say that we have both seen better days."

She sees everything around him, but doesn't see the person he truly is and how much he really cares/how much effort he's putting into the relationship.

"And I can't seem to be Anything but me And a fool to myself I ain't got no one else I think it's fair to say that we have both seen better days"

Again, he is who he is. Sadly, she doesn't want that anymore and he knows it. But he keeps fooling himself to go back to her because he's lonely and simply wants to be around her.

"Well I hope that you know That I can't feel a thing From this high that I've got But everything is burning up inside my heart"

He's become so heartbroken that he can't feel anything, even when it's something good.

"I swear that I've finally taken My words that are bruised and broken To places I've never spoken Way down, yeah way down

And I swear that I'm shifting forward And I'll try to provide it all for you For reasons I've never spoken Way down, yeah way down"

He realizes that the relationship isn't working not because of her wanting him to change, but because of him and his apathtetic state. The heartbreak from the previous verse allows him to finlly speak the words he means. He begins to truly express how he feels. He's moving foward from apathy and declares that he's going to try and fix things.

My interpretation of this song is as follows. The song is generally about the desire to rebuild a broken relationship, but knowing in the back of your head that it's so damaged that it won't work. I get the impression that it won't work because she wants him to be someone he's not (or the other way around) and she doesn't love him anymore. She wants him to express himself (emotionally?) more than he's comfortable with (or even capable of) and it drives him into an apathetic state.

"I won't say it for Any reason at all Just know, I can't explain The words I fail to say"

He's not going to say what she wants to hear if he doesn't mean it. He may also have a difficult time expressing how he truly feels.

"I can't drive another road That doesn't guide me back home Alone, some day I will say I am all I am, I am all the same"

He's saying that he refuses to try and fix this relationship if it won't work out in the end and since he refuses to change who he is, he will ultimately end up alone without her.

"Driving home to darkened streets Please show yourself to me And I fall down into the rhythm of losing you But I still choose the comfort in finding you"

He's really wishing that she'll come around, but seems to know that she won't. Yet at the same time, he keeps going back to her. This kind of reminds me of that period of lingo after a serious relationship where both parties know it's over, but they continue to see each other either for company, intimacy, or because it's just what they're accustomed to and comfortable with.

"But you can't fail to see Anything but me And the world that we make When it falls into place I think it's fair to say that we have both seen better days."

She sees everything around him, but doesn't see the person he truly is and how much he really cares/how much effort he's putting into the relationship.

"And I can't seem to be Anything but me And a fool to myself I ain't got no one else I think it's fair to say that we have both seen better days"

Again, he is who he is. Sadly, she doesn't want that anymore and he knows it. But he keeps fooling himself to go back to her because he's lonely and simply wants to be around her.

"Well I hope that you know That I can't feel a thing From this high that I've got But everything is burning up inside my heart"

He's become so heartbroken that he can't feel anything, even when it's something good.

"I swear that I've finally taken My words that are bruised and broken To places I've never spoken Way down, yeah way down

And I swear that I'm shifting forward And I'll try to provide it all for you For reasons I've never spoken Way down, yeah way down"

He realizes that the relationship isn't working not because of her wanting him to change, but because of him and his apathtetic state. The heartbreak from the previous verse allows him to finlly speak the words he means. He begins to truly express how he feels. He's moving foward from apathy and declares that he's going to try and fix things.