It's such a sad and longing song. She clearly loves this guy very much, but is incredibly confused at his distance. She's starting to feel that maybe she'd be better off without him, but is too afraid to let go ("Sometimes we don't ask for what we need.") It's this struggle between the two of them, she trying to figure out who he is, why it's so much different than what she thought it'd be like. At the same time, she innately knows exactly what is happening, and what he is feeling towards her - she knows it's over between them. She's let herself fall apart, she's allowed herself to change in hopes the relationship will stay together, but it's just not working. At the same time, she's basically on her knees, begging him for things to be fixed, for his love to be returned, for him to even just to know her like he used to.
It's such a sad and longing song. She clearly loves this guy very much, but is incredibly confused at his distance. She's starting to feel that maybe she'd be better off without him, but is too afraid to let go ("Sometimes we don't ask for what we need.") It's this struggle between the two of them, she trying to figure out who he is, why it's so much different than what she thought it'd be like. At the same time, she innately knows exactly what is happening, and what he is feeling towards her - she knows it's over between them. She's let herself fall apart, she's allowed herself to change in hopes the relationship will stay together, but it's just not working. At the same time, she's basically on her knees, begging him for things to be fixed, for his love to be returned, for him to even just to know her like he used to.