I think this song is about two people with opposite outlooks on life. One being optimistic, the other pessimistic.
"i still remember how you tried to hold these walls through perfect storms" is her trying to fight against conflict
"you lost so many homes" meaning that she couldn't solve all her problems
"you say hold on and everything will be okay, i've been confused why can't we just run away" is the girl saying have a little faith, but the narrator just wants to ignore and avoid issues.
"was it hope that kept you alive through the years and should i even call it living?" the narrator is saying that it is foolish to try and fix things that are inevitable. he thinks she wasted her time when she could have been off living a great life.
"You said that the water's cold but still warmer than your skin" refers to how the girl thinks the narrator was right all along, and that it was foolish to chase impossible dreams and that she has nothing left now.
"I tried to help you but the closer I got, the further you walked away...away" the roles have switched, now the narrator is the one saying have a little faith, but the girl is convinced everything is inevitable and trying to help wont do anything, so she walks away/ avoids her problems.
I think this song is about two people with opposite outlooks on life. One being optimistic, the other pessimistic.
"i still remember how you tried to hold these walls through perfect storms" is her trying to fight against conflict
"you lost so many homes" meaning that she couldn't solve all her problems
"you say hold on and everything will be okay, i've been confused why can't we just run away" is the girl saying have a little faith, but the narrator just wants to ignore and avoid issues.
"was it hope that kept you alive through the years and should i even call it living?" the narrator is saying that it is foolish to try and fix things that are inevitable. he thinks she wasted her time when she could have been off living a great life.
"You said that the water's cold but still warmer than your skin" refers to how the girl thinks the narrator was right all along, and that it was foolish to chase impossible dreams and that she has nothing left now.
"I tried to help you but the closer I got, the further you walked away...away" the roles have switched, now the narrator is the one saying have a little faith, but the girl is convinced everything is inevitable and trying to help wont do anything, so she walks away/ avoids her problems.