well, i thought initially that this song was about a break up, then the " i wish i was dead and you were breathing" part came up, and at that point i realized it was about someone whose lover had died. When he says, "you said always and forever, i now i believe you baby", i think it makes it more obvious that its about death. if you lose someone because of a break up, that comment wouldn't hurt as much, because you feelings will eventually fade. If someone dies, you have no closure, you feel as you did when they were alive. The love remains exactly as you remember it, always. The some devil reference, i think has to do with guilt or grief. when someone dies you feel guilty about moving on, hense not being able to set it free. This song is So beautiful, and im not even a dave matthews fan really, but jesus christ, you'd have to be souless to think this song was bad
I wonder if that line" i wish i was dead and you were breathing" could be interpreted by some to symbolize the realization of (idk how to put this correctly but) a genuine source of life (i.e. "breathing") and after realizing that source had been taken for granted for a certain amount of time, maybe that individual had grown tired and that love had died...somehow causing that individual to be thought of as "dead" after being taken for granted for so long....but after being completely shut off he (or she i suppose C:) has realized how sincere and beautiful that...
I wonder if that line" i wish i was dead and you were breathing" could be interpreted by some to symbolize the realization of (idk how to put this correctly but) a genuine source of life (i.e. "breathing") and after realizing that source had been taken for granted for a certain amount of time, maybe that individual had grown tired and that love had died...somehow causing that individual to be thought of as "dead" after being taken for granted for so long....but after being completely shut off he (or she i suppose C:) has realized how sincere and beautiful that connection was...its strength and power ....because sometimes (for me personally) it seems that its just as painful when the other person is alive and after so many moments spent together, you become strangers. Such a great work of art. amazing...
well, i thought initially that this song was about a break up, then the " i wish i was dead and you were breathing" part came up, and at that point i realized it was about someone whose lover had died. When he says, "you said always and forever, i now i believe you baby", i think it makes it more obvious that its about death. if you lose someone because of a break up, that comment wouldn't hurt as much, because you feelings will eventually fade. If someone dies, you have no closure, you feel as you did when they were alive. The love remains exactly as you remember it, always. The some devil reference, i think has to do with guilt or grief. when someone dies you feel guilty about moving on, hense not being able to set it free. This song is So beautiful, and im not even a dave matthews fan really, but jesus christ, you'd have to be souless to think this song was bad
I wonder if that line" i wish i was dead and you were breathing" could be interpreted by some to symbolize the realization of (idk how to put this correctly but) a genuine source of life (i.e. "breathing") and after realizing that source had been taken for granted for a certain amount of time, maybe that individual had grown tired and that love had died...somehow causing that individual to be thought of as "dead" after being taken for granted for so long....but after being completely shut off he (or she i suppose C:) has realized how sincere and beautiful that...
I wonder if that line" i wish i was dead and you were breathing" could be interpreted by some to symbolize the realization of (idk how to put this correctly but) a genuine source of life (i.e. "breathing") and after realizing that source had been taken for granted for a certain amount of time, maybe that individual had grown tired and that love had died...somehow causing that individual to be thought of as "dead" after being taken for granted for so long....but after being completely shut off he (or she i suppose C:) has realized how sincere and beautiful that connection was...its strength and power ....because sometimes (for me personally) it seems that its just as painful when the other person is alive and after so many moments spent together, you become strangers. Such a great work of art. amazing...
I claim no profound insight. During a concert, Dave says the song is about t he death of someones spouse.
I claim no profound insight. During a concert, Dave says the song is about t he death of someones spouse.