Similar to tifnz's interpretation, this is what the song means to me:
She was just playing pretend, trying to fulfill his expectations of a perfect girl. Eventually, her true characteristics and personality re-surfaces. Bit by bit he realizes that his dream girl is actually drastically different from who she initially seemed to be, leaving him heart broken, and at lost of what to do with the relationship they've built together for so long.
Similar to tifnz's interpretation, this is what the song means to me:
She was just playing pretend, trying to fulfill his expectations of a perfect girl. Eventually, her true characteristics and personality re-surfaces. Bit by bit he realizes that his dream girl is actually drastically different from who she initially seemed to be, leaving him heart broken, and at lost of what to do with the relationship they've built together for so long.