One of the best songs on X&Y, in my opinion. It seems like it's about someone who's dealing with a situation where he's in love or infatuated with someone, but isn't sure if he can 'love her' because of certains things that stand in the way. It could be physical distance between the two of them, differences between them that make it impossible, or the fact that he might have done something to hurt her or cause her to lose trust in him, which he hopes to repair/fix.
Regardless, he's trying to make up for the situation in his head as he drifts away in thoughts of both of them 'floating on a tidal wave' and 'drifting into outer space', as if these limitations/restrictions could just disappear out of the picture.
One of the best songs on X&Y, in my opinion. It seems like it's about someone who's dealing with a situation where he's in love or infatuated with someone, but isn't sure if he can 'love her' because of certains things that stand in the way. It could be physical distance between the two of them, differences between them that make it impossible, or the fact that he might have done something to hurt her or cause her to lose trust in him, which he hopes to repair/fix.
Regardless, he's trying to make up for the situation in his head as he drifts away in thoughts of both of them 'floating on a tidal wave' and 'drifting into outer space', as if these limitations/restrictions could just disappear out of the picture.