Now I'm aware of the clear literal interpretation of this line; leaving, or being left by someone, missing someone, and seeing their face everywhere. (Maybe in places you don't want to see them). The feeling in (around, really) your heart, how it stutters and floats in your chest. That meaning reminds me of seeing you at college, after I said I couldn't see you anymore. I was messing with my iPod while walking through the crowd of students, glanced up to check I wasn't about to walk into anything, saw your face, glued my eyes back to the screen. It couldn't be you. I pretended not to see you. Walked until I could see you were stopped in the middle of the stream of people. and I looked at you.
I prefer the other interpretation. Slightly more abstract. It's seeing someone you know, who IS the person, but who has changed, someone different to how you remember. The only thing similar about them now is that they still look the same. But if you see the person every day (even every few days) then surely you'd notice a change - no great change can be that sudden. A gradual change isn't noticed. Something has to make you realise, and snap back.
"There was a correction, a moment of nothing, and then a loose and sudden rush, back into the real world"
"Saw someone today who looked exactly like you."
Now I'm aware of the clear literal interpretation of this line; leaving, or being left by someone, missing someone, and seeing their face everywhere. (Maybe in places you don't want to see them). The feeling in (around, really) your heart, how it stutters and floats in your chest. That meaning reminds me of seeing you at college, after I said I couldn't see you anymore. I was messing with my iPod while walking through the crowd of students, glanced up to check I wasn't about to walk into anything, saw your face, glued my eyes back to the screen. It couldn't be you. I pretended not to see you. Walked until I could see you were stopped in the middle of the stream of people. and I looked at you.
I prefer the other interpretation. Slightly more abstract. It's seeing someone you know, who IS the person, but who has changed, someone different to how you remember. The only thing similar about them now is that they still look the same. But if you see the person every day (even every few days) then surely you'd notice a change - no great change can be that sudden. A gradual change isn't noticed. Something has to make you realise, and snap back.
"There was a correction, a moment of nothing, and then a loose and sudden rush, back into the real world"