You're all dancing around the meaning that I really feel encapsulates this song so perfectly.
To me, the singer desperately wants to make up for past slights.
"I miss talking to you
But you never draw me out, so
Cast off the ego scars
Let's go hit the bars."
Here he's saying 'let's forget everything we said to each other, quite acting like stubborn fools, and go drinking like old times."
"I reserve the right to hold my grudges
Friends like you, you know the rest
But all told, I hold on to my anger far too long
Until it's a joke
The night is cold
The joke is old"
I'm still mad, though I have no reason to be. At this point it's stubbornness and pride that's preventing me from apologizing to you for everything that happened.
"I'm still attracted to you
No one's around to make us do what we're supposed to
So lie here in my arms
Lie here in my arms..."
This part is pretty obvious. He's still attracted to her, but he said a lot of things ("We were guilty, we were bitter, I must admit I said a few things") that, even though he wishes he could take back, still hang in the air like dirty laundry.
This song is about not letting petty and ancient feuds and grudges get in the way of the people who mean the most to you.
You're all dancing around the meaning that I really feel encapsulates this song so perfectly.
To me, the singer desperately wants to make up for past slights.
"I miss talking to you But you never draw me out, so Cast off the ego scars Let's go hit the bars."
Here he's saying 'let's forget everything we said to each other, quite acting like stubborn fools, and go drinking like old times."
"I reserve the right to hold my grudges Friends like you, you know the rest But all told, I hold on to my anger far too long Until it's a joke The night is cold The joke is old"
I'm still mad, though I have no reason to be. At this point it's stubbornness and pride that's preventing me from apologizing to you for everything that happened.
"I'm still attracted to you No one's around to make us do what we're supposed to So lie here in my arms Lie here in my arms..."
This part is pretty obvious. He's still attracted to her, but he said a lot of things ("We were guilty, we were bitter, I must admit I said a few things") that, even though he wishes he could take back, still hang in the air like dirty laundry.
This song is about not letting petty and ancient feuds and grudges get in the way of the people who mean the most to you.