I haven't really read the whole part of the Bible where has the story of Jonathan and David, so I don't have any idea what that is about, but...
The general feeling I get from the song is that there are three people. Two guys and a girl. The guys are close friends, and they both like the same girl. The girl likes the guy who isn't singing the song, and the singer deals with this.
I know you like her
Well I like her too
I know she likes you
It's not as if I'm being sent off to war
There are worse things in this world
I really think this is so sad because the singer knows he doesn't have or stand a chance with this girl. His friend will get her. He obviously cares for his friend a lot, so he can't be angry. After all, didn't he fall for this girl? Who could blame him. When he get's to "it's not like I'm..." he is trying to tell himself things that will make him realize that a broken heart isn't the end of the world. I mean, it's not like he's being sent off to war? Sounds like one of those horrible things you tell yourself when you want to be okay with something that you aren't.
I think the whole rest of song is just continuing the story on this note. The singer keeps saying things like it's okay, his words attempt to make light of it all, but you can tell it really is deep hurting.
It's not like we'll be parted
It's not like we'll never know love
We'll still be friends. We'll both know love (...only I won't get the love I'm longing for). It'll all work out despite my disappointment.
It finally ends with what I think is talking about how his best friend and this girl are engaged, and how he will no longer have his best friend, and no longer have his love.
There are a lot of other parts I'm fuzzy on, so I'll let someone else pick at those. This is totally just what I "see" when I hear this song, so I thought I would add my thoughts to the mix, whether that's how the song was intended or not.
I haven't really read the whole part of the Bible where has the story of Jonathan and David, so I don't have any idea what that is about, but...
The general feeling I get from the song is that there are three people. Two guys and a girl. The guys are close friends, and they both like the same girl. The girl likes the guy who isn't singing the song, and the singer deals with this.
I know you like her Well I like her too I know she likes you It's not as if I'm being sent off to war There are worse things in this world
I really think this is so sad because the singer knows he doesn't have or stand a chance with this girl. His friend will get her. He obviously cares for his friend a lot, so he can't be angry. After all, didn't he fall for this girl? Who could blame him. When he get's to "it's not like I'm..." he is trying to tell himself things that will make him realize that a broken heart isn't the end of the world. I mean, it's not like he's being sent off to war? Sounds like one of those horrible things you tell yourself when you want to be okay with something that you aren't.
I think the whole rest of song is just continuing the story on this note. The singer keeps saying things like it's okay, his words attempt to make light of it all, but you can tell it really is deep hurting.
It's not like we'll be parted It's not like we'll never know love
We'll still be friends. We'll both know love (...only I won't get the love I'm longing for). It'll all work out despite my disappointment.
It finally ends with what I think is talking about how his best friend and this girl are engaged, and how he will no longer have his best friend, and no longer have his love.
There are a lot of other parts I'm fuzzy on, so I'll let someone else pick at those. This is totally just what I "see" when I hear this song, so I thought I would add my thoughts to the mix, whether that's how the song was intended or not.