At first I always felt like this song didn't make sense because in the verses it seems like the girl is the submissive, devoted one in the relationship ("she can hardly breathe without you"), and yet "she has no time".
But now I think that it's about a guy who's so intent on being pessimistic, he can't see how much she really cares about him. She might not have much time, but she still loves him but he ignores it ("or lie to yourself") to wallow in self pity and drag himself down. He is destroying himself and maybe the relationship because of selfishness.
At first I always felt like this song didn't make sense because in the verses it seems like the girl is the submissive, devoted one in the relationship ("she can hardly breathe without you"), and yet "she has no time".
But now I think that it's about a guy who's so intent on being pessimistic, he can't see how much she really cares about him. She might not have much time, but she still loves him but he ignores it ("or lie to yourself") to wallow in self pity and drag himself down. He is destroying himself and maybe the relationship because of selfishness.