I guess I interpreted this song as the girl being physically there in the relationship, but not mentally/emotionally there. Maybe she's depressed. Maybe she's grown distant from the guy but doesn't know how to articulate it or doesn't want to say so. Maybe some experience has scarred her. Whatever the case, he reaches for her and she pulls away, so it's a lot like living with a ghost even though she's still a flesh-and-blood person that is part of his daily life. He's been suffering in silence, trying to make it work, but she already checked out of the relationship in her mind a long time ago, so this song is the guy finally speaking up and giving her the ultimatum - either put some effort into this relationship, or I'm gone. it fits well with the next two tracks on the CD, "Halfway Gone" (where he discusses already having one foot out the door) and "It Is What It Is" (basically the process of being honest and accepting that neither of them are interested in keeping the relationship going any longer).
I guess I interpreted this song as the girl being physically there in the relationship, but not mentally/emotionally there. Maybe she's depressed. Maybe she's grown distant from the guy but doesn't know how to articulate it or doesn't want to say so. Maybe some experience has scarred her. Whatever the case, he reaches for her and she pulls away, so it's a lot like living with a ghost even though she's still a flesh-and-blood person that is part of his daily life. He's been suffering in silence, trying to make it work, but she already checked out of the relationship in her mind a long time ago, so this song is the guy finally speaking up and giving her the ultimatum - either put some effort into this relationship, or I'm gone. it fits well with the next two tracks on the CD, "Halfway Gone" (where he discusses already having one foot out the door) and "It Is What It Is" (basically the process of being honest and accepting that neither of them are interested in keeping the relationship going any longer).