First, I have to agree with Doomsquad. The song isn't JUST about breaking up with someone...it's about all aspects of life. And John himself said he wrote it after his grandmother died.
Anyway, as much as I love this song, I've never been able to figure out the line, "Fear is a friend who's misunderstood."
But today, for the first time, I finally got it. I was just thinking about fear, and how it drives my life, but in negative ways. And then I realized that fear is a motivator in positive ways too, because chances are, if you’re afraid of something, it's probably the exact same thing you should be doing. Fear means the chance of failure, the chance of failing, but if you never try you never know. And that's how fear is misunderstood- we take it to mean its warning us, we revel in it and let it blanket us. Instead, we should let it motivate us to do the things we're too scared to do, fear should allow us to take those chances we are afraid to take. Fear is a misunderstood friend.
First, I have to agree with Doomsquad. The song isn't JUST about breaking up with someone...it's about all aspects of life. And John himself said he wrote it after his grandmother died.
Anyway, as much as I love this song, I've never been able to figure out the line, "Fear is a friend who's misunderstood."
But today, for the first time, I finally got it. I was just thinking about fear, and how it drives my life, but in negative ways. And then I realized that fear is a motivator in positive ways too, because chances are, if you’re afraid of something, it's probably the exact same thing you should be doing. Fear means the chance of failure, the chance of failing, but if you never try you never know. And that's how fear is misunderstood- we take it to mean its warning us, we revel in it and let it blanket us. Instead, we should let it motivate us to do the things we're too scared to do, fear should allow us to take those chances we are afraid to take. Fear is a misunderstood friend.