I feel like this song is about being SO in love with someone, you're actually at the point where you will never be convinced you're doing enough. You will always feel you've come up short and not done something you should have. You'll obsess over it (verse one). You'll remember the way things were before you felt this way (verse two) when you knew how to love AND fulfill your own expectations of yourself. But this person will always DO THIS to you- they will cause you to care so much, you can't ever be satisfied with your level of commitment.
Notice he laments "breaking all [his] promises", but then he PROMISES AGAIN. Maybe this signifies the cycle of loving TOO much, lamenting your self-perceived inadequacies, and recommitting yourself. Only to realize, you've done it again. When he says "Why do you do this to me?" he is really saying "Why do you cause me to feel this way? So easily, you don't even try. You're just you."
I have a friend, my best friend in the world. She listens to this song like it's a drug. Compulsively; she can't get enough of it. And she doesn't understand why she loves it so much. I think, for her, the person described here isn't just one person, but everyone that she finds herself loving. She is always in pain, because no matter what she does, she's beating herself up for not doing enough to make the love perfect.
It's a beautiful song- once you discover this about it (sorta happened to me all at once while listening to it the other night) it becomes even better.
I think that he's singing the song to his current girlfriend. He's so completely in love with her. "Why do you do this to me?" I think this part is him pretty much saying that she still completely takes his breath away so easily. And it still overwhelms him. But I think he's saying that over time, they aren't the same as they were when they first began. Maybe they're growing further and further apart. He keeps breaking his promises.
"A phrasing that's a single tear, is harder that I've ever feared" This could mean the...
I think that he's singing the song to his current girlfriend. He's so completely in love with her. "Why do you do this to me?" I think this part is him pretty much saying that she still completely takes his breath away so easily. And it still overwhelms him. But I think he's saying that over time, they aren't the same as they were when they first began. Maybe they're growing further and further apart. He keeps breaking his promises.
"A phrasing that's a single tear, is harder that I've ever feared" This could mean the one thing he has to say is the hardest thing for him to say. Maybe they should break up? I'm not sure. I would think so because of "And you were left feeling so alone."
"I should've known this wasn't real
And fought it off and fought to feel" Maybe this means, from the beginning he should have known that they wouldn't last. Even if he is madly in love with her. Maybe they were doomed from the start? And he wishes that he tried harder to make it work?
"What matters most? Everything
That you feel while listening to every word that I sing." I think this is pretty clear to me. He's saying that it matters to him that she actually hears the words he's singing/saying. Because if he's saying something and she's hearing something totally different...Maybe they weren't meant for each other.
"I promise I will bring you home." It's almost as if he's starting over. He broke previous promises while they were together. This last one is his farewell? Maybe to let it go down in flames rather than in anger and hatred. He still loves her but knows it's not meant to be. He's promising to let her go to where she belongs. With someone else?
I think that he's singing the song to his current girlfriend. He's so completely in love with her. "Why do you do this to me?" I think this part is him pretty much saying that she still completely takes his breath away so easily. And it still overwhelms him. But I think he's saying that over time, they aren't the same as they were when they first began. Maybe they're growing further and further apart. He keeps breaking his promises.
"A phrasing that's a single tear, is harder that I've ever feared" This could mean the one...
I think that he's singing the song to his current girlfriend. He's so completely in love with her. "Why do you do this to me?" I think this part is him pretty much saying that she still completely takes his breath away so easily. And it still overwhelms him. But I think he's saying that over time, they aren't the same as they were when they first began. Maybe they're growing further and further apart. He keeps breaking his promises.
"A phrasing that's a single tear, is harder that I've ever feared" This could mean the one thing he has to say is the hardest thing for him to say. Maybe they should break up? I'm not sure. I would think so because of "And you were left feeling so alone."
"I should've known this wasn't real
And fought it off and fought to feel" Maybe this means, from the beginning he should have known that they wouldn't last. Even if he is madly in love with her. Maybe they were doomed from the start? And he wishes that he tried harder to make it work?
"What matters most? Everything
That you feel while listening to every word that I sing." I think this is pretty clear to me. He's saying that it matters to him that she actually hears the words he's singing/saying. Because if he's saying something and she's hearing something totally different...Maybe they weren't meant for each other.
"I promise I will bring you home." It's almost as if he's starting over. He broke previous promises while they were together. This last one is his farewell? Maybe to let it go down in flames rather than in anger and hatred. He still loves her but knows it's not meant to be. He's promising to let her go to where she belongs. With someone else?
I feel like this song is about being SO in love with someone, you're actually at the point where you will never be convinced you're doing enough. You will always feel you've come up short and not done something you should have. You'll obsess over it (verse one). You'll remember the way things were before you felt this way (verse two) when you knew how to love AND fulfill your own expectations of yourself. But this person will always DO THIS to you- they will cause you to care so much, you can't ever be satisfied with your level of commitment.
Notice he laments "breaking all [his] promises", but then he PROMISES AGAIN. Maybe this signifies the cycle of loving TOO much, lamenting your self-perceived inadequacies, and recommitting yourself. Only to realize, you've done it again. When he says "Why do you do this to me?" he is really saying "Why do you cause me to feel this way? So easily, you don't even try. You're just you."
I have a friend, my best friend in the world. She listens to this song like it's a drug. Compulsively; she can't get enough of it. And she doesn't understand why she loves it so much. I think, for her, the person described here isn't just one person, but everyone that she finds herself loving. She is always in pain, because no matter what she does, she's beating herself up for not doing enough to make the love perfect.
It's a beautiful song- once you discover this about it (sorta happened to me all at once while listening to it the other night) it becomes even better.
Here's what I think.
Here's what I think.
I think that he's singing the song to his current girlfriend. He's so completely in love with her. "Why do you do this to me?" I think this part is him pretty much saying that she still completely takes his breath away so easily. And it still overwhelms him. But I think he's saying that over time, they aren't the same as they were when they first began. Maybe they're growing further and further apart. He keeps breaking his promises. "A phrasing that's a single tear, is harder that I've ever feared" This could mean the...
I think that he's singing the song to his current girlfriend. He's so completely in love with her. "Why do you do this to me?" I think this part is him pretty much saying that she still completely takes his breath away so easily. And it still overwhelms him. But I think he's saying that over time, they aren't the same as they were when they first began. Maybe they're growing further and further apart. He keeps breaking his promises. "A phrasing that's a single tear, is harder that I've ever feared" This could mean the one thing he has to say is the hardest thing for him to say. Maybe they should break up? I'm not sure. I would think so because of "And you were left feeling so alone." "I should've known this wasn't real And fought it off and fought to feel" Maybe this means, from the beginning he should have known that they wouldn't last. Even if he is madly in love with her. Maybe they were doomed from the start? And he wishes that he tried harder to make it work? "What matters most? Everything That you feel while listening to every word that I sing." I think this is pretty clear to me. He's saying that it matters to him that she actually hears the words he's singing/saying. Because if he's saying something and she's hearing something totally different...Maybe they weren't meant for each other. "I promise I will bring you home." It's almost as if he's starting over. He broke previous promises while they were together. This last one is his farewell? Maybe to let it go down in flames rather than in anger and hatred. He still loves her but knows it's not meant to be. He's promising to let her go to where she belongs. With someone else?
I don't know. This is just my opinion. Thoughts?
Here's what I think.
Here's what I think.
I think that he's singing the song to his current girlfriend. He's so completely in love with her. "Why do you do this to me?" I think this part is him pretty much saying that she still completely takes his breath away so easily. And it still overwhelms him. But I think he's saying that over time, they aren't the same as they were when they first began. Maybe they're growing further and further apart. He keeps breaking his promises. "A phrasing that's a single tear, is harder that I've ever feared" This could mean the one...
I think that he's singing the song to his current girlfriend. He's so completely in love with her. "Why do you do this to me?" I think this part is him pretty much saying that she still completely takes his breath away so easily. And it still overwhelms him. But I think he's saying that over time, they aren't the same as they were when they first began. Maybe they're growing further and further apart. He keeps breaking his promises. "A phrasing that's a single tear, is harder that I've ever feared" This could mean the one thing he has to say is the hardest thing for him to say. Maybe they should break up? I'm not sure. I would think so because of "And you were left feeling so alone." "I should've known this wasn't real And fought it off and fought to feel" Maybe this means, from the beginning he should have known that they wouldn't last. Even if he is madly in love with her. Maybe they were doomed from the start? And he wishes that he tried harder to make it work? "What matters most? Everything That you feel while listening to every word that I sing." I think this is pretty clear to me. He's saying that it matters to him that she actually hears the words he's singing/saying. Because if he's saying something and she's hearing something totally different...Maybe they weren't meant for each other. "I promise I will bring you home." It's almost as if he's starting over. He broke previous promises while they were together. This last one is his farewell? Maybe to let it go down in flames rather than in anger and hatred. He still loves her but knows it's not meant to be. He's promising to let her go to where she belongs. With someone else?
I don't know. This is just my opinion. Thoughts?