I have this possible explanation which concurs with some below. This song entails an actual married couple. Some unexplained difficulty which he encounters - perhaps usual problems in marriage - made him recall a past but still vivid love that in its moment touched him by hurting quite much, enough to make him hitherto cold and not easily to crack. Then he thinks of himself - he tries to convince himself - to be sufficiently strong to avoid temptation, enough to pass her by without being actually attracted to her (whether if this attraction is provoked by her or not); actually, he attributes this current coldness to her, it was her who made him cold somehow; therefore he thinks that avoiding her does not really entail a sacrifice, in fact, he thinks, how could it be a sacrifice to avoid her if in general terms both of them are not related to anything (here again, he tries to convince himself that she no longer remains in him as a strong feeling). However - and this is the human sign- despite the strong he tries to think of himself, despite the cold he pretends to be, the truth is that her presence is still strong, and suddenly it is too strong to keep it hide in front of his wife. Then, wife and husband face struggle because she discovers ("after the fact" entails a meaning of discovery) that he has striven to keep this foreign feeling unclosed: she discovers that he is in fact a prisoner of this prior but remaining love (this is the final act, the crude reality his condition of being still trapped of this prior love). After this recognition, no longer unclosed - no stone unturned - relationship in in trouble, and, it does not matter how many tears he bursts, she will not be moved, because the jealousy she feels now is just too strong to easily vanish. And there is nothing she or he could have done to avoid it. this reveals the humanity of the sign of being defeated by prior but not buried loves.
I feel that you did a good job of digging in deeper to the meaning of this song. You are right when people do not "bury" their old love (feelings) or come to terms with them for closure, they "appear" to be a better fit for a current love problem...which of course, is not the case at all.
I feel that you did a good job of digging in deeper to the meaning of this song. You are right when people do not "bury" their old love (feelings) or come to terms with them for closure, they "appear" to be a better fit for a current love problem...which of course, is not the case at all.
@VICHIN Well said.
I actually could relate to your explanation and its strangely enough really helped me to be able to express something I've long known, but have never been able to put into words that made perfect sense until I read what you have written.
Now, thankfully, you've given me the words that I've long looked for, to explain exactly the truth, or the crux of the issue.
So, many thanks to you, for providing a solution to a very old situation, and no, I didnt cheat with this person, I just have loved them forever.
@VICHIN Well said.
I actually could relate to your explanation and its strangely enough really helped me to be able to express something I've long known, but have never been able to put into words that made perfect sense until I read what you have written.
Now, thankfully, you've given me the words that I've long looked for, to explain exactly the truth, or the crux of the issue.
So, many thanks to you, for providing a solution to a very old situation, and no, I didnt cheat with this person, I just have loved them forever.
I have this possible explanation which concurs with some below. This song entails an actual married couple. Some unexplained difficulty which he encounters - perhaps usual problems in marriage - made him recall a past but still vivid love that in its moment touched him by hurting quite much, enough to make him hitherto cold and not easily to crack. Then he thinks of himself - he tries to convince himself - to be sufficiently strong to avoid temptation, enough to pass her by without being actually attracted to her (whether if this attraction is provoked by her or not); actually, he attributes this current coldness to her, it was her who made him cold somehow; therefore he thinks that avoiding her does not really entail a sacrifice, in fact, he thinks, how could it be a sacrifice to avoid her if in general terms both of them are not related to anything (here again, he tries to convince himself that she no longer remains in him as a strong feeling). However - and this is the human sign- despite the strong he tries to think of himself, despite the cold he pretends to be, the truth is that her presence is still strong, and suddenly it is too strong to keep it hide in front of his wife. Then, wife and husband face struggle because she discovers ("after the fact" entails a meaning of discovery) that he has striven to keep this foreign feeling unclosed: she discovers that he is in fact a prisoner of this prior but remaining love (this is the final act, the crude reality his condition of being still trapped of this prior love). After this recognition, no longer unclosed - no stone unturned - relationship in in trouble, and, it does not matter how many tears he bursts, she will not be moved, because the jealousy she feels now is just too strong to easily vanish. And there is nothing she or he could have done to avoid it. this reveals the humanity of the sign of being defeated by prior but not buried loves.
I feel that you did a good job of digging in deeper to the meaning of this song. You are right when people do not "bury" their old love (feelings) or come to terms with them for closure, they "appear" to be a better fit for a current love problem...which of course, is not the case at all.
I feel that you did a good job of digging in deeper to the meaning of this song. You are right when people do not "bury" their old love (feelings) or come to terms with them for closure, they "appear" to be a better fit for a current love problem...which of course, is not the case at all.
@VICHIN Well said. I actually could relate to your explanation and its strangely enough really helped me to be able to express something I've long known, but have never been able to put into words that made perfect sense until I read what you have written. Now, thankfully, you've given me the words that I've long looked for, to explain exactly the truth, or the crux of the issue. So, many thanks to you, for providing a solution to a very old situation, and no, I didnt cheat with this person, I just have loved them forever.
@VICHIN Well said. I actually could relate to your explanation and its strangely enough really helped me to be able to express something I've long known, but have never been able to put into words that made perfect sense until I read what you have written. Now, thankfully, you've given me the words that I've long looked for, to explain exactly the truth, or the crux of the issue. So, many thanks to you, for providing a solution to a very old situation, and no, I didnt cheat with this person, I just have loved them forever.