The way I interpret the song is this: you know how we go our whole lives looking for that one person who is perfect for us, the one who understands the way we think, who shares the same sense of humour, who has the same wavelength. This song is about someone finding that person (the so-called 'soulmate') and being taken with how much they think alike. But in the end, while we hope for our 'soulmate' to rescue us from ourselves and our unhappiness, the reality is that it never happens, because it is unrealistic to place your source of happiness in another person.
The lyrics speak clearly of this person finding their soulmate and being ecstatic at first to see how alike they are ('symmetry of your mind') and of course, they start off seeing this person as perfect, as the one who can rescue them from loneliness and despair. However, the person is disappointed to realise that their 'soulmate' is imperfect like everyone else, and they have arguments like every other relationship ('wrong words that we had spoken'.)
This has resulted in hurt, but this hurt is intensified because this person is supposed to be 'The One' and yet the arguments and disagreements are ongoing and there is no salvation - the 'soulmate' does not rescue the person from their despair and they do not live happily ever after. This song showcases the person's disillusion ('Truly with you the worst is always true, I gave you all the benefits of all the doubts') but at the same time, they recognise that this person is truly special simply because they really do think alike, and they realise this even after all the disillusion has faded away.
The way I interpret the song is this: you know how we go our whole lives looking for that one person who is perfect for us, the one who understands the way we think, who shares the same sense of humour, who has the same wavelength. This song is about someone finding that person (the so-called 'soulmate') and being taken with how much they think alike. But in the end, while we hope for our 'soulmate' to rescue us from ourselves and our unhappiness, the reality is that it never happens, because it is unrealistic to place your source of happiness in another person.
The lyrics speak clearly of this person finding their soulmate and being ecstatic at first to see how alike they are ('symmetry of your mind') and of course, they start off seeing this person as perfect, as the one who can rescue them from loneliness and despair. However, the person is disappointed to realise that their 'soulmate' is imperfect like everyone else, and they have arguments like every other relationship ('wrong words that we had spoken'.)
This has resulted in hurt, but this hurt is intensified because this person is supposed to be 'The One' and yet the arguments and disagreements are ongoing and there is no salvation - the 'soulmate' does not rescue the person from their despair and they do not live happily ever after. This song showcases the person's disillusion ('Truly with you the worst is always true, I gave you all the benefits of all the doubts') but at the same time, they recognise that this person is truly special simply because they really do think alike, and they realise this even after all the disillusion has faded away.
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