Brett Dennen is such a f*ing amazing poet. I think the rhetorical audience in this song is a girl but really any loved one who is burdened by the fakeness of society as @julysun says and he's singing of how he is there to love them honestly and unconditionally but they will never truly be happy until they have found peace with themselves and learn to love themselves regardless of their own imperfections as @xtine7487 says.
Brett Dennen is such a f*ing amazing poet. I think the rhetorical audience in this song is a girl but really any loved one who is burdened by the fakeness of society as @julysun says and he's singing of how he is there to love them honestly and unconditionally but they will never truly be happy until they have found peace with themselves and learn to love themselves regardless of their own imperfections as @xtine7487 says.