I totally agree with yurkyurk. The song seems to me to be about death, specifically about the untimely death of someone the narrator loved (girlfriend, wife, child, etc). The world couldn't hold them, and they slipped free (died) without the narrator, who is still alive.
Often, when someone dies young, you'll hear people talk about how much they brightened up a room, or made everything better with their smile. That's what this song is, essentially. That line, "...Or you used to, anyway" is easy to miss, but it's devastating for me.
Anyhow, this song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.
I totally agree with yurkyurk. The song seems to me to be about death, specifically about the untimely death of someone the narrator loved (girlfriend, wife, child, etc). The world couldn't hold them, and they slipped free (died) without the narrator, who is still alive.
Often, when someone dies young, you'll hear people talk about how much they brightened up a room, or made everything better with their smile. That's what this song is, essentially. That line, "...Or you used to, anyway" is easy to miss, but it's devastating for me.
Anyhow, this song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.