I think this song is about a relationship in trouble. I don't see anything which specifically points to it being Tim and Tom's relationship though.
"Give me something that's real, give me half of your bitterest pill"
This line shows how unwilling the two people are to communicate, all you need is to break the ice, even going easy and only giving "half of your bitterest pill"
But it has to be real, something you actually feel
The chorus is careful to say "we", and even the second time the words "you" and "your" are replaced with "me" and "my" indicating that the problem is not on your end or my end, but on both ends.
"Promises are easy, and no one's ever happy or sad for very long"
This shows that the people are making promises and probably not upholding them as they should be. But no one gets mad, for some reason. It also says that no one gets happy, which can be a sign of the emotionlessness in the relationship. There's no positive.
"watching you drown"
He knows the relationship is going under, but all he can do is "dip his toe in the water"
"It's been a long time in the making"
We spent so much time getting to where we're at, but where are we really? Is this anything to be proud of?
"We said 'when you are alone and afraid, I will come to your aid"
They made a certain commitment when they started this relationship, but...
"was it just a dream? because it was real to me"
It's obviously not been upheld (just like the promises from earlier), but the speaker wants it to be upheld. It wasn't superficial, it actually meant something. And of course, the word "superficial" can be used to describe the "words" which "sound the same, again and again"
This is a good song. Lyrically it's not my favorite on the album, but I do like the song a lot. Probably my second most listened track after Perfect Symmetry
I think this song is about a relationship in trouble. I don't see anything which specifically points to it being Tim and Tom's relationship though.
"Give me something that's real, give me half of your bitterest pill" This line shows how unwilling the two people are to communicate, all you need is to break the ice, even going easy and only giving "half of your bitterest pill" But it has to be real, something you actually feel
The chorus is careful to say "we", and even the second time the words "you" and "your" are replaced with "me" and "my" indicating that the problem is not on your end or my end, but on both ends.
"Promises are easy, and no one's ever happy or sad for very long" This shows that the people are making promises and probably not upholding them as they should be. But no one gets mad, for some reason. It also says that no one gets happy, which can be a sign of the emotionlessness in the relationship. There's no positive.
"watching you drown" He knows the relationship is going under, but all he can do is "dip his toe in the water"
"It's been a long time in the making" We spent so much time getting to where we're at, but where are we really? Is this anything to be proud of?
"We said 'when you are alone and afraid, I will come to your aid" They made a certain commitment when they started this relationship, but...
"was it just a dream? because it was real to me" It's obviously not been upheld (just like the promises from earlier), but the speaker wants it to be upheld. It wasn't superficial, it actually meant something. And of course, the word "superficial" can be used to describe the "words" which "sound the same, again and again"
This is a good song. Lyrically it's not my favorite on the album, but I do like the song a lot. Probably my second most listened track after Perfect Symmetry