It sounds like ode to bravery. Or mental state that's pushing us to make big decisions.
I understood it like attempt to finally let someone go, when your mind is aware of the fact that it has to be done, though the heart hurts incredibly.
So we "take a breath and jump over the side".
So, even though we don't want to believe in the "what if" question, the mind keeps asking.
If you were in a position to be the one that has to make a move, and the other side (whether it's a lover or a friend) is the one that has to go :( or that wants it but don't want to make you suffer and later feel guilty about that, you'll understand this song the same way.
So, what if the time has come to let someone go?
"What if I got it wrong
And no poem or song
Could put right what I got wrong
Or make you feel I belong"
So, no matter how hard I try, what if there is no way for making you stay?
And "what I got wrong" is actually the way he understood things, it should not be understood as "what I did wrong".
"What if I got it wrong" is a thing that you'd ask yourself if you were in a state of confusion for too long, that's the first thing you would ask yourself. Whether you are ready to accept it or not.
When you love somebody and you feel it's wrong, you tend to feel sorry particularly because of that idea that IT COULD WORK; and, what if you got it wrong.....
Your interpretation seems to be a mirror image of the song; it's BACKWARDS. The song is simply the fear of worrying if you take that step of inclusion, will you soon or eventually be rejected. The last stanza is the wo/man trying to boost his self-confidence by acknowledging that if s/he doesn't try, s/he won't ever know if what might have been could actually have been. One is a gamble on possible failure. The other is a choice to fail before actually beginning. GREAT band....YUMMY band. Luv 'em!
Your interpretation seems to be a mirror image of the song; it's BACKWARDS. The song is simply the fear of worrying if you take that step of inclusion, will you soon or eventually be rejected. The last stanza is the wo/man trying to boost his self-confidence by acknowledging that if s/he doesn't try, s/he won't ever know if what might have been could actually have been. One is a gamble on possible failure. The other is a choice to fail before actually beginning. GREAT band....YUMMY band. Luv 'em!
It sounds like ode to bravery. Or mental state that's pushing us to make big decisions. I understood it like attempt to finally let someone go, when your mind is aware of the fact that it has to be done, though the heart hurts incredibly. So we "take a breath and jump over the side". So, even though we don't want to believe in the "what if" question, the mind keeps asking. If you were in a position to be the one that has to make a move, and the other side (whether it's a lover or a friend) is the one that has to go :( or that wants it but don't want to make you suffer and later feel guilty about that, you'll understand this song the same way. So, what if the time has come to let someone go? "What if I got it wrong And no poem or song Could put right what I got wrong Or make you feel I belong" So, no matter how hard I try, what if there is no way for making you stay? And "what I got wrong" is actually the way he understood things, it should not be understood as "what I did wrong". "What if I got it wrong" is a thing that you'd ask yourself if you were in a state of confusion for too long, that's the first thing you would ask yourself. Whether you are ready to accept it or not. When you love somebody and you feel it's wrong, you tend to feel sorry particularly because of that idea that IT COULD WORK; and, what if you got it wrong.....
Your interpretation seems to be a mirror image of the song; it's BACKWARDS. The song is simply the fear of worrying if you take that step of inclusion, will you soon or eventually be rejected. The last stanza is the wo/man trying to boost his self-confidence by acknowledging that if s/he doesn't try, s/he won't ever know if what might have been could actually have been. One is a gamble on possible failure. The other is a choice to fail before actually beginning. GREAT band....YUMMY band. Luv 'em!
Your interpretation seems to be a mirror image of the song; it's BACKWARDS. The song is simply the fear of worrying if you take that step of inclusion, will you soon or eventually be rejected. The last stanza is the wo/man trying to boost his self-confidence by acknowledging that if s/he doesn't try, s/he won't ever know if what might have been could actually have been. One is a gamble on possible failure. The other is a choice to fail before actually beginning. GREAT band....YUMMY band. Luv 'em!
I just noticed your username; with the interpretation you provided, it's a rather interesting choice :-)
I just noticed your username; with the interpretation you provided, it's a rather interesting choice :-)