I hear the writer of this song using his "chance encounter" to highlight the ways in which we intentionally hold onto dependencies. The girl described in the song has lost her contact lens, an object that allows her to see clearly. The singer's response to this is to pose the question of whether she saw incorrectly in the first place. "See? It doesn't blur that much," is him guiding her to believe that she can see on her own, with what she has. The girl then turns to him and says "oh, please don't leave." The singer explains that she has missed his point and means to say that she has turned him into a new dependency. She is afraid that he will leave because she feels like she is insufficient without help.
This song makes me wonder what I would be able to see if I let go of all my habits, dependencies and addictions. As the song helps me to realize, I spend all of my time searching for things to correct what is "wrong with me", to fulfill me, to satisfy me. What would happen if I allowed myself to be sufficient, fine and well? I would have much energy to explore things beyond the small scope of what I know now.
I hear the writer of this song using his "chance encounter" to highlight the ways in which we intentionally hold onto dependencies. The girl described in the song has lost her contact lens, an object that allows her to see clearly. The singer's response to this is to pose the question of whether she saw incorrectly in the first place. "See? It doesn't blur that much," is him guiding her to believe that she can see on her own, with what she has. The girl then turns to him and says "oh, please don't leave." The singer explains that she has missed his point and means to say that she has turned him into a new dependency. She is afraid that he will leave because she feels like she is insufficient without help. This song makes me wonder what I would be able to see if I let go of all my habits, dependencies and addictions. As the song helps me to realize, I spend all of my time searching for things to correct what is "wrong with me", to fulfill me, to satisfy me. What would happen if I allowed myself to be sufficient, fine and well? I would have much energy to explore things beyond the small scope of what I know now.