To me this is written from Rob's point of view, or another type of rock star. The star is just accepted that now they are famous they have to give up the real world and wish it would stop hasseling him. Then the chorus is about a female (or male pending the sex of the rock star) who wants to be with the rock star once he became a star. Hence the line "If I was someone else would this all fall apart?" meaning if I werent a star would you still be with me? Then there was "Strange where were you when we started this gig?" as in where were you before I hit it big? About everything else excluding the chorus he is pondering life not being a star. That is what it is to me. I think alot of people try and see the song in a way they can relate to and miss the meaning.
To me this is written from Rob's point of view, or another type of rock star. The star is just accepted that now they are famous they have to give up the real world and wish it would stop hasseling him. Then the chorus is about a female (or male pending the sex of the rock star) who wants to be with the rock star once he became a star. Hence the line "If I was someone else would this all fall apart?" meaning if I werent a star would you still be with me? Then there was "Strange where were you when we started this gig?" as in where were you before I hit it big? About everything else excluding the chorus he is pondering life not being a star. That is what it is to me. I think alot of people try and see the song in a way they can relate to and miss the meaning.