Why Oh Why Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Spoonels 

Cover art for Why Oh Why lyrics by Brighten

I can't stop listening to this song. But honestly, it does confuse me at some points. I think I may understand the majority of the song, so to help others who could be as confused as I am, I guess I'll type out my ideas.

At first when I heard this song I thought it was about a man who was in love with a girl, but knew that he couldn't give her what she wanted while another man could. After downloading this song though, and trying my best to understand the entire meaning of the lyrics, I've realized that there really isn't the mentioning of another man. I think the closest theory I have is that it's about a man who is jealous of a girl's optimism. She can dream of all these beautiful things, but whenever he would try to do the same he would be brought down by his own negativity towards life and reality. He feels weak and lost, and wishes he could have something to drive him forward, even if they would be unrealistic fantasies. Another small idea is similar to the last. The girl dreams of wonderful things, and for the most part life is good to her and she gets what she wants. Basically, she has good luck in a lot of situations and achieves many admirable things. On the other hand, this other person who's speaking rarely has anything good happen to him, and wishes he could have the things she has, and do the things that she's able to do.

Sorry if the meaning is actually obvious, haha. I hope I helped out a little though.