Maybe I'm just a hopeless romantic, or not pessimistic enough for you people, but I think that the song is to someone who's been really messed up by relationships she's been in before and the speaker is so in love with her that he'll do anything he can to get her to be able to trust him.
I don't really think he's angry about her complaining because after "You claim to know a thing or two about heartache
And what it's like to have your insides torn out," he says "And I believe you"
"I see it every time your pallbearer's pallor is obscured By the darkness dancing across your face
And when the blackness veils your eyes in pain" shows that she tries to keep her composure and not let him know that she has a hard time trusting people, but when she lets her guard down he can tell
The second stanza is expressing that he knows what she's going through, and he was able to get over it (so maybe he can help her too) "love letters read like obituaries And photo albums are the books of the dead" mean that the love that he had in other relationships has died and its like the people he was in them with have too.
The Chorus is expressing that he wants to heal all the wounds inflicted on her heart by her past relationships and he really believes that if she didn't have him her ability to love would be lost forever.
"Love kills Romance is dead And I don't even trust myself But I love you" Shows that he knows that love can really hurt, but he's willing to risk everything to be with the girl he loves
The last part is telling the girl that, if she really gets to know him, she'll be able to see that he really does identify with what she's been through and won't hurt her like everyone else has.
"No life after death" signifies that once she completely gives up on people she won't ever be able to regain her trust in them again
Maybe I'm just a hopeless romantic, or not pessimistic enough for you people, but I think that the song is to someone who's been really messed up by relationships she's been in before and the speaker is so in love with her that he'll do anything he can to get her to be able to trust him.
I don't really think he's angry about her complaining because after "You claim to know a thing or two about heartache And what it's like to have your insides torn out," he says "And I believe you"
"I see it every time your pallbearer's pallor is obscured By the darkness dancing across your face And when the blackness veils your eyes in pain" shows that she tries to keep her composure and not let him know that she has a hard time trusting people, but when she lets her guard down he can tell
The second stanza is expressing that he knows what she's going through, and he was able to get over it (so maybe he can help her too) "love letters read like obituaries And photo albums are the books of the dead" mean that the love that he had in other relationships has died and its like the people he was in them with have too.
The Chorus is expressing that he wants to heal all the wounds inflicted on her heart by her past relationships and he really believes that if she didn't have him her ability to love would be lost forever.
"Love kills Romance is dead And I don't even trust myself But I love you" Shows that he knows that love can really hurt, but he's willing to risk everything to be with the girl he loves
The last part is telling the girl that, if she really gets to know him, she'll be able to see that he really does identify with what she's been through and won't hurt her like everyone else has.
"No life after death" signifies that once she completely gives up on people she won't ever be able to regain her trust in them again
(I did a paper on this last year...)