Lyric discussion by docpostal 

Cover art for Was It a Dream? lyrics by 30 Seconds to Mars

I get the feeling a relationship is ending, of course. But I think he liked the relationship, loved it even. I think maybe she changed or stopped loving him, ending the relationship. He still loves her, but can't stand not being with her. He has to kill a part of himself off (And I know what I should do/Its time to set myself on fire). Even though he knows it has to be over, he still wishes it was alive, he was so happy in the relationship that he wonders if it was real or not, if maybe it was a dream. But it can't be, because he has the photograph of them together.