In the opening lines Johns talks about someone who has “opened the doors to my trust”. Someone who has perhaps helped him break out of his shell. He then seems to describe what it was like to be locked up in depression and how he lived his life as a lie. The song now becomes a warning to others not to go through the experiences he went through. He warns not to let fear rule your life, because fear will lead to lies, many lies, and if you let them rule your life you will eventually “lie amongst your lies/ like a tuna in the brine”. He then seems to advise you to work to fix your flaws instead of covering them up with lies and selfish acts. This is the gist of the rest of the song.
In the opening lines Johns talks about someone who has “opened the doors to my trust”. Someone who has perhaps helped him break out of his shell. He then seems to describe what it was like to be locked up in depression and how he lived his life as a lie. The song now becomes a warning to others not to go through the experiences he went through. He warns not to let fear rule your life, because fear will lead to lies, many lies, and if you let them rule your life you will eventually “lie amongst your lies/ like a tuna in the brine”. He then seems to advise you to work to fix your flaws instead of covering them up with lies and selfish acts. This is the gist of the rest of the song.