The song is about a person who has hit bottom, maybe because of depression or an addiction.
"He was moving away" means that he can no longer relate to other people. This person is living a nightmare and people think he will get out of it by himself, but he really needs help.
The chorus is more of a conversation. The person is opening him/herself to this person, saying "hold me", so admitting he can't get out of it by himself. The other person is telling him to "don't start shaking", which can be related to drugs or fear. The person just keeps going "you keep me safe" and the other answers that he's not the first person to come through all that when it says "Don't ever think you're the only one," perhaps the "new age" is a new age free of drugs?
The second verse explains how other people see him in disgrace. "You can find a new song" is something like you can see this person as he suffers. "Everyone thinks they've got a new phrase", everyone tells him the same thing over again: "But you're still miles away." People are blaming him for being distant to others, not realizing he's like that because of their fault.
This is a very powerful song. It finishes up with the person holding and caring for someone who has been longing for love and help all this time, saying that others have been through all that.
I'll give it a try:
The song is about a person who has hit bottom, maybe because of depression or an addiction. "He was moving away" means that he can no longer relate to other people. This person is living a nightmare and people think he will get out of it by himself, but he really needs help.
The chorus is more of a conversation. The person is opening him/herself to this person, saying "hold me", so admitting he can't get out of it by himself. The other person is telling him to "don't start shaking", which can be related to drugs or fear. The person just keeps going "you keep me safe" and the other answers that he's not the first person to come through all that when it says "Don't ever think you're the only one," perhaps the "new age" is a new age free of drugs?
The second verse explains how other people see him in disgrace. "You can find a new song" is something like you can see this person as he suffers. "Everyone thinks they've got a new phrase", everyone tells him the same thing over again: "But you're still miles away." People are blaming him for being distant to others, not realizing he's like that because of their fault.
This is a very powerful song. It finishes up with the person holding and caring for someone who has been longing for love and help all this time, saying that others have been through all that.