the word "dreamt" at the beginning is left out--it's supposed to be "dreamt i was dead..." also, it's supposed to be "all the lights are changing" the second time, it's not the same thing as before.
i think it's about realizing that you are too good for the person you are in love with. he has a dream in which he dies and floats up towards heaven, but the other person stays down below, possibly going to hell. the angels sing to him, revealing who she really is (a "bad" person morally). the higher up he goes, the less important and influential she becomes to him--"this far away, you're a miniature to me;/are you sorry you've almost disappeared?" deep down they both know she doesn't deserve him.
in the end, the dream is coming to an end--"now the notes are fading" (the angels' voices), and "everything's turned around"--it's almost over. when he says, "i can't help but thinking, it's a long way down", he is realizing just how far apart they are as people--she is way below him, and he is up near heaven. this could also have a double meaning: he knows that when he wakes up he will still be with her--he will fall way back down to the place where he doesn't belong (the relationship with her). he knows that when you are in love with someone, it's hard to leave them, even when you see them for what they really are.
the word "dreamt" at the beginning is left out--it's supposed to be "dreamt i was dead..." also, it's supposed to be "all the lights are changing" the second time, it's not the same thing as before.
i think it's about realizing that you are too good for the person you are in love with. he has a dream in which he dies and floats up towards heaven, but the other person stays down below, possibly going to hell. the angels sing to him, revealing who she really is (a "bad" person morally). the higher up he goes, the less important and influential she becomes to him--"this far away, you're a miniature to me;/are you sorry you've almost disappeared?" deep down they both know she doesn't deserve him.
in the end, the dream is coming to an end--"now the notes are fading" (the angels' voices), and "everything's turned around"--it's almost over. when he says, "i can't help but thinking, it's a long way down", he is realizing just how far apart they are as people--she is way below him, and he is up near heaven. this could also have a double meaning: he knows that when he wakes up he will still be with her--he will fall way back down to the place where he doesn't belong (the relationship with her). he knows that when you are in love with someone, it's hard to leave them, even when you see them for what they really are.
that's what i think.