To me, this songs talks about the void left in your life after the one you love has left you. The first speaks about his wish to escape this state of despair, maybe he's been in this position before, but everything he learned last time makes no difference now, because she's still gone.
The first four lines of the second verse seems to me to be about how if he could just stop thinking about her, maybe it will all be ok. The next four lines are about how he's been with her for so long, that even the familiar surroundings of (presumably) his home, seem cold and strange now that she's left. The line about the iron door could be about how he feels trapped here (in this position or state of mind), with no means of escape. The last two lines of the second verse show us the emptiness that is left inside of him, where she used to be, and how it feels like nothing has meaning now. "Let it pass on the side of the road, what a friend could tell me now" is about how he wishes his friends were here to help him, but he feels isolated (physically or emotionally) from them, and now must work through his depression by himself.
A very beautiful and touching song about a subject I know all too well.
To me, this songs talks about the void left in your life after the one you love has left you. The first speaks about his wish to escape this state of despair, maybe he's been in this position before, but everything he learned last time makes no difference now, because she's still gone. The first four lines of the second verse seems to me to be about how if he could just stop thinking about her, maybe it will all be ok. The next four lines are about how he's been with her for so long, that even the familiar surroundings of (presumably) his home, seem cold and strange now that she's left. The line about the iron door could be about how he feels trapped here (in this position or state of mind), with no means of escape. The last two lines of the second verse show us the emptiness that is left inside of him, where she used to be, and how it feels like nothing has meaning now. "Let it pass on the side of the road, what a friend could tell me now" is about how he wishes his friends were here to help him, but he feels isolated (physically or emotionally) from them, and now must work through his depression by himself. A very beautiful and touching song about a subject I know all too well.