I'm not completely sure about the above interpretation.
"I thought you would wait for me" makes it sounds like he really DID need space.
I once had a relationship like this. My first one. We got so close we did absolutely everything together. I loved it, but eventually I developed doubts. Did she love me or just the idea of being in a relationship? Did I love her or was I so used to having her around that I didn't know anything else.
I grew distant from her, trying to figure out my feelings. She eventually broke up with me, saying that I didn't seem to care enough about her and I didn't pay enough attention to her, but I figured we'd get back together in a month or two once I had time to figure things out. She found someone else a month later and married him.
An experience like THIS I think is what the song is talking about. You need space, you expect your loved one to be there for you when you are ready. But they've moved on.
"And all because I lacked conviction, the judgment's my mistake"
Because if the person just believed in the relationship more, had conviction, they wouldn't have been trying to figure out their own issues.
"Who's lonely now? It takes one to know one"
During the relationship, HE was the distant one and she felt lonely all the time. Now, their roles are reversed.
"I changed my mind; you said that I could change it back"
Same thing happened for me. We discussed our breakup after a while and she said that she could see us being together again in a while, after she had some time to be alone. A week later, she found someone else.
I'm not completely sure about the above interpretation.
"I thought you would wait for me" makes it sounds like he really DID need space.
I once had a relationship like this. My first one. We got so close we did absolutely everything together. I loved it, but eventually I developed doubts. Did she love me or just the idea of being in a relationship? Did I love her or was I so used to having her around that I didn't know anything else.
I grew distant from her, trying to figure out my feelings. She eventually broke up with me, saying that I didn't seem to care enough about her and I didn't pay enough attention to her, but I figured we'd get back together in a month or two once I had time to figure things out. She found someone else a month later and married him.
An experience like THIS I think is what the song is talking about. You need space, you expect your loved one to be there for you when you are ready. But they've moved on.
"And all because I lacked conviction, the judgment's my mistake"
Because if the person just believed in the relationship more, had conviction, they wouldn't have been trying to figure out their own issues.
"Who's lonely now? It takes one to know one"
During the relationship, HE was the distant one and she felt lonely all the time. Now, their roles are reversed.
"I changed my mind; you said that I could change it back"
Same thing happened for me. We discussed our breakup after a while and she said that she could see us being together again in a while, after she had some time to be alone. A week later, she found someone else.