Sometimes

Great song. I've always liked it, but was never sure of what it meant...until now. I'll try my best on what it means to me:

"I wipe the night from my eyes Block out the sunny day and I hide

The mornings after a fall out in a relationship are one of the toughest times of the day; the beautiful morning sun can't warm or inspire in times like these. Rather, we shy away from the day and we tend to hide in reruns that play in our hearts and minds.

"Everything's falling down around us I'm just missing the rain I'm happier now today Don't let me down Don't let me go"

Everything that once seemed strong and enduring is falling down, hitting everything around them and sending shockwaves through him. He's missing the rain today, because it reflects how he feels; the beautiful day seems to be for other people. He says "don't let me down, don't let me go", which feels like like they're seperated, but haven't truly let go of eachother.

"A change of seasons inside her mind In time I'll decide In time I'll decide to move on"

This stanza is very powerful and endearning, and you can almost miss it. He says a change of seasons "inside her mind", not a change in her heart. A change of seasons has only few hints before the world around is completely different. Like their love, it sounds like the change came swift. The nature of this change in her is hard on him: he was unprepared for it, and like the seasons, he was neither the cause of it, nor can he do anything about it but ride it out and see what's on the other side. He knows, however, that he can't wait for her forever to figure things out. And that in time, on his terms, he will decide to move on.

"We change directions, we watch the tides And we borrow too much We form restrictions and we form lines And we separate you from me"

Something in life has sparked a change, and even though their relationship is either dying or gone, they're actually still feeling that change together. Life's challenges are causing them to move in seperate directions, and as they watch the time go by there is a tragic bitter-sweet realization that something between them is still alive in moments of borrowed time. It also sounds like they've borrowed into different responsibilities in life, and they have obligations that are separating them; as often happens to many people. I really do think that the line "we borrow too much" has multiple meanings in that sense. They make rules and put up imaginary walls between them in a desperate attempt to live without each other and move on.

"Sometimes, sometimes we carry more weight than we own Oh but sometimes sometimes goes on"

Sometimes we try to take on the world, and it's hard to do that alone. I think they're both doing that in their own way. But he realizes that "sometimes" are times that will move on. He seems to be reflecting on just exactly what it is that will move on, and what will remain after all the dust has had time to settle. Either her change of mind, or their love for each other will be the thing that doesn't last and "goes on" to disappear; it can't be both. He wants terribly for it to be their love, but neither of them at this point can tell which it will be.

"Night takes the light by the hand Tunes out the boring day and cries out loud Everyone's hanging on, hanging on my words It kills the thrill in being divine But she's happier now today"

The day is dull and numb. When night comes, however, the emotions run high. They're each probably hanging on the last words they said to eachother. She's happier today, and this seems to give him a measure of peace.

"Don't let her down Don't let her go There are no reasons there are no lies We just bleed together That's how we realize"

Another powerful, endearing stanza: not letting her down comes first to him; he wants the best for her, even if it means a life without him. But he's also not at that point where he's convinced that it's time to let go. He may be moving on in his "direction", but he hasn't let go. There's something different about these two in this song. There are no hints of concrete feelings that one of them hurt the other, or that she's fallen completely out of love with him. There are no lies that have stung or hurt them to the point of no return. This song isn't just about him, but about both of them. They're both hurting. They're bleeding together. Your heart goes out to them, because you really can't tell which way it will go. You can only give it time.

Somehow we'll find a way we'll paste it back together These ripped out pages of old coloring books where your Gold is silver, my blue is gray Its all held together by cellophane tape

And he ends with hope. Hope that after some time, after the whirlwind of life has calmed down, they'll still have what it takes between them to make a connection; that they'll find eachother again. Where details don't matter, only that they hold eachother together again.

Phew! That's my attempt at that song. If it wasn't obvious enough, I'm clearly going through this exact situation; and it's tough. I hadn't heard this song in years, and it came on the other day and completely made me feel so much better. That someone could put into words everything I was feeling. I love this song =)