Like almost everyone else here, I have to say that this song is about someone who's suicidal. The song really tells the entire story.
The listener is on a rooftop, about to commit suicide, as the singer comes around and tries to convince the listener not to jump; to not "let memories go" (which, as rockin_rebel mentioned, implies that the singer and the listener were very close, or shared a lot of memories together).
The last few parts of the song are especially sad, because the singer doesn't know how long he can keep the listener from committing suicide, and "if all that [doesn't] hold [the listener] back", then (again, as rockin_rebel said), the singer will jump too, since life will no longer be worth living.
This song really came for me at one of my lowest moments in life, and was really one of the things that helped me out of the suicidal mode. Beautiful song.
Like almost everyone else here, I have to say that this song is about someone who's suicidal. The song really tells the entire story.
The listener is on a rooftop, about to commit suicide, as the singer comes around and tries to convince the listener not to jump; to not "let memories go" (which, as rockin_rebel mentioned, implies that the singer and the listener were very close, or shared a lot of memories together).
The last few parts of the song are especially sad, because the singer doesn't know how long he can keep the listener from committing suicide, and "if all that [doesn't] hold [the listener] back", then (again, as rockin_rebel said), the singer will jump too, since life will no longer be worth living.
This song really came for me at one of my lowest moments in life, and was really one of the things that helped me out of the suicidal mode. Beautiful song.