This has always sounded like a guy struggling with addiction to me. Well, him struggling with that and asking for help. "Worked so hard to need this stuff and you tried so long to just ignore it" is a common story. So in his mind, she is 'up here' and he's 'down there' and he's not asking her to come down into his problems, he's just asking her to "come down" to his level to "help (him) stand". And what gets me is "words are hidden, understand" because as someone who's dealt with someone close with a 'problem', yes, it's hard to even talk about having a problem, and even when asking for help, the words are usually hidden, assuming you'll understand. Quoting a friend, "I've got some stuff I'm going through, you know?" Took me awhile to "understand"!
This has always sounded like a guy struggling with addiction to me. Well, him struggling with that and asking for help. "Worked so hard to need this stuff and you tried so long to just ignore it" is a common story. So in his mind, she is 'up here' and he's 'down there' and he's not asking her to come down into his problems, he's just asking her to "come down" to his level to "help (him) stand". And what gets me is "words are hidden, understand" because as someone who's dealt with someone close with a 'problem', yes, it's hard to even talk about having a problem, and even when asking for help, the words are usually hidden, assuming you'll understand. Quoting a friend, "I've got some stuff I'm going through, you know?" Took me awhile to "understand"!