Great and tragic song; for me, it is about the difficulty and grave bravery of growing up, becoming a man, healing from an abusive past, losing one's lofty (and innocent) idealism about what the future contains but, in so doing, becoming more firmly rooted in realistic probabilities and outcomes and by so doing finally appreciating those around you who've given you strength in small ways that you've likely overlooked because a small part of you enjoyed suffering, living in your own head and with a boyish ego, and thought that by stoically suffering you were being brave.
Great and tragic song; for me, it is about the difficulty and grave bravery of growing up, becoming a man, healing from an abusive past, losing one's lofty (and innocent) idealism about what the future contains but, in so doing, becoming more firmly rooted in realistic probabilities and outcomes and by so doing finally appreciating those around you who've given you strength in small ways that you've likely overlooked because a small part of you enjoyed suffering, living in your own head and with a boyish ego, and thought that by stoically suffering you were being brave.