'I just held on and hoped you'd find that nowhere else you'd find my kind' - I think that this relates to her being in love with a man who she was terrified of losing to someone else. She had insecurities, but she hoped that he'd see something in her that would glow brighter than what everyone else had.
'I did all I could to make it be like the wallflower who never could' - I'm not really sure on this, but I always pictured it as her making an extra effort to be pretty and noticed around him, though always felt as though her efforts failed - maybe his eyes would get drawn to someone else instead.
'I admit I wasn't pure, when I tried so hard to make you see, life without you is not a cure.' - She told her lover that him going away wouldn't make her happy. The fact that she wasn't pure about it suggests that she may have been trying to make him feel guilty, just so that he wouldn't leave her.
'My unsung hero lies beneath the rooftops made of gold. He's telling me I should jump, he'll be there when I fall' - This is kinda ambigious. It could be another man who has been interested in her for a while, and really cares about her. He wants her to 'jump' - or get away from her current relationship, and when she does, he'll be there for her.
'So I step back, pretend I'm shocked, but really I always knew that this would happen to me and you.' - She's feigning disbelief that her lover doesn't care about her or want her as much as she wished. She knew it all along, but didn't want to uncover it, but here's her 'unsung hero' saying it to her clearly, and giving her the option of escape. I dunno, though. I've only speculated a little on the second verse.
'I just held on and hoped you'd find that nowhere else you'd find my kind' - I think that this relates to her being in love with a man who she was terrified of losing to someone else. She had insecurities, but she hoped that he'd see something in her that would glow brighter than what everyone else had.
'I did all I could to make it be like the wallflower who never could' - I'm not really sure on this, but I always pictured it as her making an extra effort to be pretty and noticed around him, though always felt as though her efforts failed - maybe his eyes would get drawn to someone else instead.
'I admit I wasn't pure, when I tried so hard to make you see, life without you is not a cure.' - She told her lover that him going away wouldn't make her happy. The fact that she wasn't pure about it suggests that she may have been trying to make him feel guilty, just so that he wouldn't leave her.
'My unsung hero lies beneath the rooftops made of gold. He's telling me I should jump, he'll be there when I fall' - This is kinda ambigious. It could be another man who has been interested in her for a while, and really cares about her. He wants her to 'jump' - or get away from her current relationship, and when she does, he'll be there for her.
'So I step back, pretend I'm shocked, but really I always knew that this would happen to me and you.' - She's feigning disbelief that her lover doesn't care about her or want her as much as she wished. She knew it all along, but didn't want to uncover it, but here's her 'unsung hero' saying it to her clearly, and giving her the option of escape. I dunno, though. I've only speculated a little on the second verse.