Love this so much. I always think of different meanings. Most of the time I think it's a letter to himself: Someone who can't commit because every time he tries, he convinces himself out of it because he's somehow led himself to believe that it's "never enough." It's never enough to the point where he can't even reciprocate the other person's feelings.."you want so much to tell her, but it feels like a lie."
And although it sounds like he's talking about another person, I think he's talking to himself; almost as if he was looking in a mirror, confronting his inability to commit: "you want so bad to have meaning, but you're empty and draining...." It's like he's angry at himself (if that makes any sense) for being that way.
So where the other person sees the potential of love, he doesn't see anything beyond the present. That's why it could be bad for them both: His life is disconnecting where hers is intersecting.
On the other hand, he could very well be referring to a woman who he has fallen out of love with, and has left him actually wanting to be alone. Or it could be about a woman who left him because she couldn't commit, and even though he knew this about her, he stayed with her until it had no choice but to end. The song is just beautiful. Period!
Love this so much. I always think of different meanings. Most of the time I think it's a letter to himself: Someone who can't commit because every time he tries, he convinces himself out of it because he's somehow led himself to believe that it's "never enough." It's never enough to the point where he can't even reciprocate the other person's feelings.."you want so much to tell her, but it feels like a lie."
And although it sounds like he's talking about another person, I think he's talking to himself; almost as if he was looking in a mirror, confronting his inability to commit: "you want so bad to have meaning, but you're empty and draining...." It's like he's angry at himself (if that makes any sense) for being that way.
So where the other person sees the potential of love, he doesn't see anything beyond the present. That's why it could be bad for them both: His life is disconnecting where hers is intersecting.
On the other hand, he could very well be referring to a woman who he has fallen out of love with, and has left him actually wanting to be alone. Or it could be about a woman who left him because she couldn't commit, and even though he knew this about her, he stayed with her until it had no choice but to end. The song is just beautiful. Period!
This is good. Really good interpretation!
This is good. Really good interpretation!