I think its all right there at "standing up on the rooftops, remembering everything she said." Its over and he's sad about it, doing crazy stuff like standing on the roof thinking about her. But he's also telling himself "what else can you do but get on with your life, one step at a time" or in this metaphor, one stroke at a time, just keep swimming until you get somewhere [somewhere else].
So I guess I kind of agree with easytrick on "you can't depend on anyone but yourself." I think the Cosmopolitan scene is a way of saying, "I'll get past this... you'll all see." Likewise, "relish in your energy" = its all up to you, you can do this, you can get past this dark time.
I don't know what "that's the line of symmetry" means in this song, but it is a great line anyway. This song is such a great song to sing/shout with your car CD player very very loud.
I think its all right there at "standing up on the rooftops, remembering everything she said." Its over and he's sad about it, doing crazy stuff like standing on the roof thinking about her. But he's also telling himself "what else can you do but get on with your life, one step at a time" or in this metaphor, one stroke at a time, just keep swimming until you get somewhere [somewhere else].
So I guess I kind of agree with easytrick on "you can't depend on anyone but yourself." I think the Cosmopolitan scene is a way of saying, "I'll get past this... you'll all see." Likewise, "relish in your energy" = its all up to you, you can do this, you can get past this dark time.
I don't know what "that's the line of symmetry" means in this song, but it is a great line anyway. This song is such a great song to sing/shout with your car CD player very very loud.