I don't think this song is necessarily about seeing an ex, actually I think the narrator is expressing his reluctance to fall in love. This interpretation would also fit in with the theme of the song "Dominos" in which the narrator describes how he'd prefer to not get serious with any girls since he's not looking for love, therefore he keeps breaking their hearts.
These verses, "I'm not looking for love, but it's hard to resist/I don't recall, me and mistakes/She's the only one, that's the best I've had/I found her in a dream, looking for me/This heart's on fire, I'll bring myself/Up to the force, down again" describe how the narrator found a girl that is virtually perfect for him, and he can't help but fall in love with her.
Then the next verses, "These arms are mine/Don't matter who they hold/So should I maybe, Just leave love alone"are the narrator expressing that he feels it doesn't really matter who he's with and he should just leave love alone, while "You call out my name, for the love you need/Which you won't find in me" is him sort of denying his love for this girl, and rejecting her.
I really love this song, not only because its beautiful musically but because I have such a connection with it. My ex-boyfriend put it on his birthday mix CD for me and I agree with him that it really applies to our relationship. I'm almost as in love with this song as I am with him, even though he's reluctant to love me as much as he does and thats why we broke up.
Beautiful song. I think that anyone who breaks up with you because they are "reluctant to love you as much as they do" is really saying they're "reluctant to give up sleeping with whoever they want." And I think that's the meaning of the song, in a nutshell. He's afraid if he "gives in" to falling in love with one person, he might be passing up something better - but he's sad and conflicted because he ultimately does want to be loved by one person.
Beautiful song. I think that anyone who breaks up with you because they are "reluctant to love you as much as they do" is really saying they're "reluctant to give up sleeping with whoever they want." And I think that's the meaning of the song, in a nutshell. He's afraid if he "gives in" to falling in love with one person, he might be passing up something better - but he's sad and conflicted because he ultimately does want to be loved by one person.
I don't think this song is necessarily about seeing an ex, actually I think the narrator is expressing his reluctance to fall in love. This interpretation would also fit in with the theme of the song "Dominos" in which the narrator describes how he'd prefer to not get serious with any girls since he's not looking for love, therefore he keeps breaking their hearts.
These verses, "I'm not looking for love, but it's hard to resist/I don't recall, me and mistakes/She's the only one, that's the best I've had/I found her in a dream, looking for me/This heart's on fire, I'll bring myself/Up to the force, down again" describe how the narrator found a girl that is virtually perfect for him, and he can't help but fall in love with her.
Then the next verses, "These arms are mine/Don't matter who they hold/So should I maybe, Just leave love alone"are the narrator expressing that he feels it doesn't really matter who he's with and he should just leave love alone, while "You call out my name, for the love you need/Which you won't find in me" is him sort of denying his love for this girl, and rejecting her.
I really love this song, not only because its beautiful musically but because I have such a connection with it. My ex-boyfriend put it on his birthday mix CD for me and I agree with him that it really applies to our relationship. I'm almost as in love with this song as I am with him, even though he's reluctant to love me as much as he does and thats why we broke up.
Beautiful song. I think that anyone who breaks up with you because they are "reluctant to love you as much as they do" is really saying they're "reluctant to give up sleeping with whoever they want." And I think that's the meaning of the song, in a nutshell. He's afraid if he "gives in" to falling in love with one person, he might be passing up something better - but he's sad and conflicted because he ultimately does want to be loved by one person.
Beautiful song. I think that anyone who breaks up with you because they are "reluctant to love you as much as they do" is really saying they're "reluctant to give up sleeping with whoever they want." And I think that's the meaning of the song, in a nutshell. He's afraid if he "gives in" to falling in love with one person, he might be passing up something better - but he's sad and conflicted because he ultimately does want to be loved by one person.