It's about commitment, insecurities, selfish behavior and timing.
All this time, I still remember everything you said
There's so much you promised, how could I ever forget.
(I personally think this chorus comes from her point of view...and what she said still haunts him)
Listen, you know I love you, but I just can't take this,
You know I love you, but I'm playing for keeps,
Although I need you, I'm not gonna make this,
You know I want to, but I'm in too deep.
(Seems like she was ready to take it to the next level - and he wasn't at the time. He is selfish and afraid to commit, could be due to bad relationships in the past, the issues and demons are eating away at him and consumes him. All this time she was there for him, supporting him, giving the relationship 100%, while he was only taking. She is spent, her spirit is broken, she can't rely on false hope, she is in too deep - so she moves on and cuts him off)
Ooh I know you're going, but I can't believe
It's the way that you're leaving,
It's like we never knew each other at all, it may be my fault,
I gave you too many reasons, being alone, when I didn't want to
I thought you'd always be there, I almost believed you
(He never thought that it would end like this - at first he is in denial about how it might have been his fault. He can't believe she is gone)
So listen, listen to me,
I can feel your eyes go thru me
(She knows in her heart based on what she has been through that he will never come around -
so she looks right through him and doesn't care any more)
It seems I've spent too long
Only thinking about myself - oh
Now I want to spend my life
Just caring bout somebody else.
When she is no longer in his life, available for him, at his disposal - he realizes how he was selfish he was and now will be a better person for the next woman that comes into his life.
Great interpretation, Lyricist! I too always thought that the chorus were actually words spoken by the girl.
Great interpretation, Lyricist! I too always thought that the chorus were actually words spoken by the girl.
Other thoughts...
Other thoughts...
Ooh I know you're going, but I can't believe
It's the way that you're leaving,
It's like we never knew each other at all, it may be my fault,
I gave you too many reasons, being alone, when I didn't want to
I thought you'd always be there, I almost believed you
Ooh I know you're going, but I can't believe
It's the way that you're leaving,
It's like we never knew each other at all, it may be my fault,
I gave you too many reasons, being alone, when I didn't want to
I thought you'd always be there, I almost believed you
I feel like she had to completely cut him off...that may be the only way she could get over him...therefore he says "It's like we never knew each other...
I feel like she had to completely cut him off...that may be the only way she could get over him...therefore he says "It's like we never knew each other at all."
Also, he took her for granted..."I thought you'd always be there."
It's about commitment, insecurities, selfish behavior and timing.
All this time, I still remember everything you said There's so much you promised, how could I ever forget.
(I personally think this chorus comes from her point of view...and what she said still haunts him) Listen, you know I love you, but I just can't take this, You know I love you, but I'm playing for keeps, Although I need you, I'm not gonna make this, You know I want to, but I'm in too deep.
(Seems like she was ready to take it to the next level - and he wasn't at the time. He is selfish and afraid to commit, could be due to bad relationships in the past, the issues and demons are eating away at him and consumes him. All this time she was there for him, supporting him, giving the relationship 100%, while he was only taking. She is spent, her spirit is broken, she can't rely on false hope, she is in too deep - so she moves on and cuts him off)
Ooh I know you're going, but I can't believe It's the way that you're leaving, It's like we never knew each other at all, it may be my fault, I gave you too many reasons, being alone, when I didn't want to I thought you'd always be there, I almost believed you
(He never thought that it would end like this - at first he is in denial about how it might have been his fault. He can't believe she is gone)
So listen, listen to me, I can feel your eyes go thru me
(She knows in her heart based on what she has been through that he will never come around - so she looks right through him and doesn't care any more)
It seems I've spent too long Only thinking about myself - oh Now I want to spend my life Just caring bout somebody else.
When she is no longer in his life, available for him, at his disposal - he realizes how he was selfish he was and now will be a better person for the next woman that comes into his life.
This is my interpretation of it.
Great interpretation, Lyricist! I too always thought that the chorus were actually words spoken by the girl.
Great interpretation, Lyricist! I too always thought that the chorus were actually words spoken by the girl.
Other thoughts...
Other thoughts...
Ooh I know you're going, but I can't believe It's the way that you're leaving, It's like we never knew each other at all, it may be my fault, I gave you too many reasons, being alone, when I didn't want to I thought you'd always be there, I almost believed you
Ooh I know you're going, but I can't believe It's the way that you're leaving, It's like we never knew each other at all, it may be my fault, I gave you too many reasons, being alone, when I didn't want to I thought you'd always be there, I almost believed you
I feel like she had to completely cut him off...that may be the only way she could get over him...therefore he says "It's like we never knew each other...
I feel like she had to completely cut him off...that may be the only way she could get over him...therefore he says "It's like we never knew each other at all." Also, he took her for granted..."I thought you'd always be there."
GREAT song.
@lyricist1111 - I think you are spot on :)
@lyricist1111 - I think you are spot on :)