One of the reasons this song is so great is that it can be taken in so many different ways. The meaning Gavin had in mind when he wrote this was about (as brill said) AIDS. I remember him talking about it on a show, that he had a friend that was infected with AIDS and for a long time he didn't face it or talk to anyone about it, and it took him a long time to finally open up about it.
One of the reasons this song is so great is that it can be taken in so many different ways. The meaning Gavin had in mind when he wrote this was about (as brill said) AIDS. I remember him talking about it on a show, that he had a friend that was infected with AIDS and for a long time he didn't face it or talk to anyone about it, and it took him a long time to finally open up about it.