I think the chorus fits in with the song in the way that just as he could choose what to do today or in life, he could even choose how to feel about "you", "i could leave you -- i could love you"
and parallel to the idea of the line "but in the back of my head...", he realizes that "left to (his) own devices he probably would"
not sure what this means though... that he's still dependent on something, perhaps his own freedom to do whatever he wants? if he didn't have - wasn't bound to having - all these options, he would love him/her?
I think the chorus fits in with the song in the way that just as he could choose what to do today or in life, he could even choose how to feel about "you", "i could leave you -- i could love you" and parallel to the idea of the line "but in the back of my head...", he realizes that "left to (his) own devices he probably would" not sure what this means though... that he's still dependent on something, perhaps his own freedom to do whatever he wants? if he didn't have - wasn't bound to having - all these options, he would love him/her?