Passing By Lyrics

Lyric discussion by delial 

Cover art for Passing By lyrics by Zero 7

to me, this song is about being involved with someone who acts as if the narrator is a temporary person in his life, never commits, never takes her friendship seriously, and she is basically saying bitterly/sarcastically:

"well, I guess I'm not even fit to judge you, because after all, you don't consider me more than just a passer-by in your life, right? to you, I'm here today, gone tomorrow, so I guess all of the time we've spent together, all of the years, they mean nothing, because you've never considered me an important part of your life. I have no right to complain about how you're treating me now, then, since i don't really matter in your life, anyway."

so, with all of that in mind, she's decided that continuing to fight for the relationship with this person is only causing her harm, so she's made the decision to give up...since to him, she's only "passing by," and he won't miss her when she's gone, but who is she to judge? [IMO, she has EVERY FUCKING RIGHT to judge his ass.]