I think he's talking about someone who will hurt you and tell you they love you at the same time. They claim they're rejecting you, trying to change you, criticizing you because they're looking out for your best interest. Or breaking up with you while claiming to love you. This song has a taste of rebellion but also resignation, as if to say I'll just keep my mouth shut and conform to your ideal and then you'll have no excuses because I gave you what you asked. But he knows that the person can't look in his eyes because they're lying about what is making them so unhappy and about what they really want. He wants to believe the lies and ignore the fact that the person is going to make him change himself, call him to a new place, and leave him standing there alone.
I think he's talking about someone who will hurt you and tell you they love you at the same time. They claim they're rejecting you, trying to change you, criticizing you because they're looking out for your best interest. Or breaking up with you while claiming to love you. This song has a taste of rebellion but also resignation, as if to say I'll just keep my mouth shut and conform to your ideal and then you'll have no excuses because I gave you what you asked. But he knows that the person can't look in his eyes because they're lying about what is making them so unhappy and about what they really want. He wants to believe the lies and ignore the fact that the person is going to make him change himself, call him to a new place, and leave him standing there alone.