To me, this song signifies a person who has, for the first time, had feelings for someone that he's never experienced before. But in that, he doesn't know what feelings he has - he doesn't know if it's love because he's not been there before.
So he's saying, because he is scared, he'd rather go back to 'being lonely and confused' as he was before he met this person - ultimately it seems, because he is too scared to do anything further. Hence wanting to 'turn a different corner'.
To me, this song signifies a person who has, for the first time, had feelings for someone that he's never experienced before. But in that, he doesn't know what feelings he has - he doesn't know if it's love because he's not been there before.
So he's saying, because he is scared, he'd rather go back to 'being lonely and confused' as he was before he met this person - ultimately it seems, because he is too scared to do anything further. Hence wanting to 'turn a different corner'.
That's what it means to me, anyway.