Lyric discussion by katewantscalifornia 

I heard this song last night on Gossip Girl. I went to school today, and saw the guy I liked twice. But I already secretly know he has feelings for someone else, I think. Listening to this song I don't even know how to explain it, it is the story of what is going on.

This song is about what it feels like to have unacquainted love. The repetition of "that I see you" is exactly what it means. This person sees you, realizes you, knows you're there. "That I see you" but you don't see me. Then towards the progression it says "BUT I see you" meaning BUT I do see you, I always have. This person is feeling the full affect, and letting the person know how "You'll never know, you could be cruel to me, I'm dreaming of the things I'd do...I don't speak, You don't know me at all"

The person is saying how you are all that surrounds him/her. He/she notices you, dreams about you, but they won't speak because they realize YOU don't notice them. What is the point? You could be cruel to me, but I SEE YOU. You think you go unnoticed? I SEE YOU. I SEE YOU. I'm standing ACROSS FROM YOU, and I SEE YOU, yet you have the slightest realization, you DON'T REALIZE ME AT ALL.

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