It’s still upbeat because it’s like a “I don’t care what happens, life can hurl anything at us, and we’ll stay together through it” even if life throws in the girlfriend cheating on him, he can still love her and move through it.
The first verse is some trouble he's having with his girlfriend. She calls him up and basically confesses to him int he middle of the night that she's been cheating on him, and he finally sees through her lies. He lies and says he's okay with it, but it does hit him pretty hard, but he claims he's okay with it because he doesn't want to ruin their relationship.
"And when you're feeling open I'll still be here
But not without a certain degree of fear
Of what will be with you and me
I still can see things hopefully"
He's basically saying he still thinks they can be together, and confide in eachother. He can see things hopefully still, despite this blow to their relationship.
The second verse is kind of a "All the world's a stage, and we're the actors" thing. He's talking about how things will come by, and shake things up. And while it will make you nervous about life, without these life twists and turns, life, like a movie, wouldn't be interesting. If life were a movie, would you watch it if you didn't see any twists or shocking moments? And Hollywood is like the general public, who wants their life to stay uneventful and comfortable. But he wants something more than that, he wants to feel those drastic moments of life.
The third verse is saying, No matter what obstacle in life is thrown in his way, he can still go on. There’s nothing that can bring him down, almost like a challenge to say “Bring it on!”. In the transition of the third verse it’s saying that though he may show signs of the wear and tear of life, his perspective being changed, his attitude changing, maybe becoming a little colder, more distant, more cynical, but no matter what fate brings, he will welcome it with open arms and embrace it. Thank you Rockhound for pointing out his metaphor for fate in the waitress.
In the last verse he’s saying that he’ll take on whatever life throws at him and make the best of it, and he will dream of having his happy life, and there’s nothing that can shake that dream, and he just hopes they can stay together through it all.
The Chorus is kind of like him saying that she’s giving him the runaround by cheating on him, and while it seems to make things all crazy and speedy, they can still take it slow and love each other.
It’s still upbeat because it’s like a “I don’t care what happens, life can hurl anything at us, and we’ll stay together through it” even if life throws in the girlfriend cheating on him, he can still love her and move through it.
The first verse is some trouble he's having with his girlfriend. She calls him up and basically confesses to him int he middle of the night that she's been cheating on him, and he finally sees through her lies. He lies and says he's okay with it, but it does hit him pretty hard, but he claims he's okay with it because he doesn't want to ruin their relationship. "And when you're feeling open I'll still be here But not without a certain degree of fear Of what will be with you and me I still can see things hopefully" He's basically saying he still thinks they can be together, and confide in eachother. He can see things hopefully still, despite this blow to their relationship.
The second verse is kind of a "All the world's a stage, and we're the actors" thing. He's talking about how things will come by, and shake things up. And while it will make you nervous about life, without these life twists and turns, life, like a movie, wouldn't be interesting. If life were a movie, would you watch it if you didn't see any twists or shocking moments? And Hollywood is like the general public, who wants their life to stay uneventful and comfortable. But he wants something more than that, he wants to feel those drastic moments of life.
The third verse is saying, No matter what obstacle in life is thrown in his way, he can still go on. There’s nothing that can bring him down, almost like a challenge to say “Bring it on!”. In the transition of the third verse it’s saying that though he may show signs of the wear and tear of life, his perspective being changed, his attitude changing, maybe becoming a little colder, more distant, more cynical, but no matter what fate brings, he will welcome it with open arms and embrace it. Thank you Rockhound for pointing out his metaphor for fate in the waitress.
In the last verse he’s saying that he’ll take on whatever life throws at him and make the best of it, and he will dream of having his happy life, and there’s nothing that can shake that dream, and he just hopes they can stay together through it all.
The Chorus is kind of like him saying that she’s giving him the runaround by cheating on him, and while it seems to make things all crazy and speedy, they can still take it slow and love each other.