This song is my life, compiled into a few paragraphs.
"Didn't they teach you?
Everything's okay if you settle enough.
Forget your dreams.
Let's pretend I'm everything you want me to be."
She dreams of having the perfect boyfriend, but he wants her to settle for him.
"Complicated breathing.
You never had the guts just to throw me away."
Despite his imperfections, she couldn't bring herself to say goodbye.
"Life moves slow
when everything's a worse version of what you need."
The opposite of 'time flies when you're having fun'.
"And I'm just the ground
that you happened to fall on
when you lost your balance
walking around in the rain."
She was lost and confused (hence 'the rain', because it's hard to see), and when she finally fell, he was there for her, even though he wasn't the person she needed then.
"And you got to your feet
scratched your head
and started to gather
the life that you dropped
all around me."
She dropped all her troubles at him, her life, in an attempt to make sense of it.
"I can't fight for a graveyard anymore."
He can't fight for something that's already dead (their relationship).
"Some people have their money
to keep their legs pumping away at the ground.
What moves me is fear,
that I'll always be alone at the end of the day."
All some people want in life is money, but all he wants is someone to love, and that's what keeps him going.
This song is my life, compiled into a few paragraphs.
"Didn't they teach you? Everything's okay if you settle enough. Forget your dreams. Let's pretend I'm everything you want me to be." She dreams of having the perfect boyfriend, but he wants her to settle for him.
"Complicated breathing. You never had the guts just to throw me away." Despite his imperfections, she couldn't bring herself to say goodbye.
"Life moves slow when everything's a worse version of what you need." The opposite of 'time flies when you're having fun'.
"And I'm just the ground that you happened to fall on when you lost your balance walking around in the rain." She was lost and confused (hence 'the rain', because it's hard to see), and when she finally fell, he was there for her, even though he wasn't the person she needed then.
"And you got to your feet scratched your head and started to gather the life that you dropped all around me." She dropped all her troubles at him, her life, in an attempt to make sense of it.
"I can't fight for a graveyard anymore." He can't fight for something that's already dead (their relationship).
"Some people have their money to keep their legs pumping away at the ground. What moves me is fear, that I'll always be alone at the end of the day." All some people want in life is money, but all he wants is someone to love, and that's what keeps him going.