I don't quite agree with Aerion. The song is about someone you used to be close to, but that someone is more than a freind. It seems the song is to a parent, and Jeff is being a "Typical Rebellious Teen." He talks about being an ungrateful son and not ebing a child anymore, which are references that are almost blatantly directed at a parent. The parent in this case, is too busy to listen to him, and is very critical of his actions (Nothing's ever good, nothing's ever pure). The two fight, and Jeff is being pushed farther away with every fight. He's moving on and becoming independent. To further the idea that the song is directed to a parent, he suggest mending after a couple years, which is often the case with parents and children who fight in the teen years. A similar situation happened with me,and after moving to college (where I am now) the air cleared, and I mended all those fights with my parents. I'm just basing this song on personal experience and similarities to my life. The lyrics are strikingly reminescent of a parent-child dispute, though.
I don't quite agree with Aerion. The song is about someone you used to be close to, but that someone is more than a freind. It seems the song is to a parent, and Jeff is being a "Typical Rebellious Teen." He talks about being an ungrateful son and not ebing a child anymore, which are references that are almost blatantly directed at a parent. The parent in this case, is too busy to listen to him, and is very critical of his actions (Nothing's ever good, nothing's ever pure). The two fight, and Jeff is being pushed farther away with every fight. He's moving on and becoming independent. To further the idea that the song is directed to a parent, he suggest mending after a couple years, which is often the case with parents and children who fight in the teen years. A similar situation happened with me,and after moving to college (where I am now) the air cleared, and I mended all those fights with my parents. I'm just basing this song on personal experience and similarities to my life. The lyrics are strikingly reminescent of a parent-child dispute, though.