I have a slightly different way of thinking about this song. I made the connection with this song when two people I know were going through a difficult time in their relationship.
I interpreted this song as two people who are trying to remain close to each other, but they are living very different lives. Perhaps they live far apart, and their daily lives are getting in the way of their relationship. The speaker is having doubts as to whether their bond is strong enough to survive the distance, and what's worse, the two seem to be avoiding addressing the issue to each other, as shown in "No pleasing drama in subtly averted eyes," and "I'm tired of hiding, and so are you."
I like to think of the "third one" the song describes as less of an actual person, and more as the living embodiment the two people's "other" lives. As they find themselves immersed in their daily activities and relationships, they are unintentionally pushing each other away, as if there was another whole person getting between them. In short, I think of this song in a much more metaphoric sense than the artist probably intended for it to be. Like Ferrard said, I think I'm largely just applying my own situation to the lyrics. But this is an extremely powerful song however you interpret it, and Vienna did an exquisite job of combining the words with the melancholy harmonies and accompaniment.
I have a slightly different way of thinking about this song. I made the connection with this song when two people I know were going through a difficult time in their relationship.
I interpreted this song as two people who are trying to remain close to each other, but they are living very different lives. Perhaps they live far apart, and their daily lives are getting in the way of their relationship. The speaker is having doubts as to whether their bond is strong enough to survive the distance, and what's worse, the two seem to be avoiding addressing the issue to each other, as shown in "No pleasing drama in subtly averted eyes," and "I'm tired of hiding, and so are you."
I like to think of the "third one" the song describes as less of an actual person, and more as the living embodiment the two people's "other" lives. As they find themselves immersed in their daily activities and relationships, they are unintentionally pushing each other away, as if there was another whole person getting between them. In short, I think of this song in a much more metaphoric sense than the artist probably intended for it to be. Like Ferrard said, I think I'm largely just applying my own situation to the lyrics. But this is an extremely powerful song however you interpret it, and Vienna did an exquisite job of combining the words with the melancholy harmonies and accompaniment.