First:
It's about having a relationship while being on tour and cheating on her because he thinks he doesn’t love her, and realizes he does when she tries to leave.
Second - the better one:
It's uber metaphorical.
"The roads are wrapped around your waist
They lead me place to place
I take trips from hip to hip
In fact I’ve made a career out of it.”
The ‘roads’ of his life revolve around important girls he’s been with.
He bases his decisions on what they want/need.
He’s been with multiple girls.
He uses touring to get laid? Idk…
“I’ve always thought the left was your strongest side
But when it comes to you, now I can’t decide
It’s only a matter of time.”
Your heart is on your left. He always thought he followed his heart.
He meets a girl that he thinks he doesn’t particularly love, but is really attracted to.
Their relationship is doomed.
“I need the product of your fears
In the form of tears
It’s the only way I can survive
It breaks my heart to see you crying, baby
It’s the only way I'll stay alive.”
He realizes he loves her?
And needs her to give him signs that she loves him back?
He feels like he needs her… and seeing her hurt because of him (like… he threatens to leave and she starts crying or something) lets him know that she cares?
“Green eyes, blue skies
Natural disasters when she cries
Green eyes, they’re mine
It’s only a matter of time.”
Her eyes are green?
They spent a lot of time in beautiful, clear-skied days?
… Or one specific memory of them spending time in blue skies.
She has green eyes, and she is his.
He still feels like their relationship is doomed?
“Like the climate,
You never know what weather you get
No denying,
You’re the habit that I can’t quit
It’s only a matter of mine.”
Climates are different, therefore different weather comes from them. She’s unpredictable, and he likes it.
He admits, no matter how reluctantly, that he needs her.
It’s his problem to deal with, and he wants to deal with it alone.
“I need the product of your fears
In the form of tears
It’s the only way I can survive
It breaks my heart to see you crying, baby
It’s the only way I'll stay alive
Green eyes, blue skies
Natural disasters when she cries
Green eyes, they’re mine
It’s only a matter of time
It’s only a matter of time.”
Same as before.
“Rotating, I’m shaking
I hope you turn around in time.”
Things are getting rocky and she’s leaving him.
He hopes she comes back.
“Tides changing, I’m waiting
You and I are one of a kind
(You’re changing)”
Things are becoming different between them, like it’s no longer a cycle or specific agenda.
He’s reminding her that he’s there for her and that they have something special, but she’s still pulling away?
“I’ve been both hemispheres over my short years
I still can’t pick my favorite place
(Don't make me)”
He’s been in relationships where he’s been there just for the physical side and he’s had this relationship where he actually loves her.
He doesn’t know which side he likes better.
“The contour on your lips, they match the continents
And I still love the way that you taste.”
She’s just like any other girl he’s had, but different?
… Because he actually loves her AND her body?
“I need the product of your fears
In the form of tears
It’s the only way I can survive
It breaks my heart to see you crying, baby
It’s the only way I'll stay alive
(Stay alive)
Green eyes, blue skies
Natural disasters when she cries
Green eyes, they’re mine
It’s only a matter of time
(Only a matter of time)
It’s only a matter of time."
There are two ways I interpret this song:
First: It's about having a relationship while being on tour and cheating on her because he thinks he doesn’t love her, and realizes he does when she tries to leave.
Second - the better one: It's uber metaphorical.
"The roads are wrapped around your waist They lead me place to place I take trips from hip to hip In fact I’ve made a career out of it.”
The ‘roads’ of his life revolve around important girls he’s been with. He bases his decisions on what they want/need. He’s been with multiple girls. He uses touring to get laid? Idk…
“I’ve always thought the left was your strongest side But when it comes to you, now I can’t decide It’s only a matter of time.”
Your heart is on your left. He always thought he followed his heart. He meets a girl that he thinks he doesn’t particularly love, but is really attracted to. Their relationship is doomed.
“I need the product of your fears In the form of tears It’s the only way I can survive It breaks my heart to see you crying, baby It’s the only way I'll stay alive.”
He realizes he loves her? And needs her to give him signs that she loves him back? He feels like he needs her… and seeing her hurt because of him (like… he threatens to leave and she starts crying or something) lets him know that she cares?
“Green eyes, blue skies Natural disasters when she cries Green eyes, they’re mine It’s only a matter of time.”
Her eyes are green? They spent a lot of time in beautiful, clear-skied days? … Or one specific memory of them spending time in blue skies. She has green eyes, and she is his. He still feels like their relationship is doomed?
“Like the climate, You never know what weather you get No denying, You’re the habit that I can’t quit It’s only a matter of mine.”
Climates are different, therefore different weather comes from them. She’s unpredictable, and he likes it. He admits, no matter how reluctantly, that he needs her. It’s his problem to deal with, and he wants to deal with it alone.
“I need the product of your fears In the form of tears It’s the only way I can survive It breaks my heart to see you crying, baby It’s the only way I'll stay alive Green eyes, blue skies Natural disasters when she cries Green eyes, they’re mine It’s only a matter of time It’s only a matter of time.”
Same as before.
“Rotating, I’m shaking I hope you turn around in time.”
Things are getting rocky and she’s leaving him. He hopes she comes back.
“Tides changing, I’m waiting You and I are one of a kind (You’re changing)”
Things are becoming different between them, like it’s no longer a cycle or specific agenda. He’s reminding her that he’s there for her and that they have something special, but she’s still pulling away?
“I’ve been both hemispheres over my short years I still can’t pick my favorite place (Don't make me)”
He’s been in relationships where he’s been there just for the physical side and he’s had this relationship where he actually loves her. He doesn’t know which side he likes better.
“The contour on your lips, they match the continents And I still love the way that you taste.”
She’s just like any other girl he’s had, but different? … Because he actually loves her AND her body?
“I need the product of your fears In the form of tears It’s the only way I can survive It breaks my heart to see you crying, baby It’s the only way I'll stay alive (Stay alive) Green eyes, blue skies Natural disasters when she cries Green eyes, they’re mine It’s only a matter of time (Only a matter of time) It’s only a matter of time."
The same as before.
Idk. Only my interpretation.