The lyrics of this song speak for someone who is trying to be honest yet is subtly and concomitantly disingenuous about a budding relationship. Clearly both parties have a history and some baggage. However, the singer initially assumes a dominant position and emphatically tolerates the other person's erratic behavior under the assumption that he/she eventually will be able to join and connect emotionally with her. On one level, the singer seems to desire to impart some degree of self-assurance or direction in the other person to help mitigate his or her own problems in previously failed relationships, yet we are left with the feeling that the alluded reassurance only magnify doubts . . . Toward the end of the song, it becomes more obvious that the singer identifies with the struggles and turmoil of the other. She wishes for the other to move past his/her failed relationship(s), drop the baggage, and connect with her on a deeper level. However, the singer's intentions are somewhat self-motivated and a reflection of her own deep rooted insecurities (nice mirroring). Although she is in a better place than the other person is, she still pines for the other person and needs validation . . .
The lyrics of this song speak for someone who is trying to be honest yet is subtly and concomitantly disingenuous about a budding relationship. Clearly both parties have a history and some baggage. However, the singer initially assumes a dominant position and emphatically tolerates the other person's erratic behavior under the assumption that he/she eventually will be able to join and connect emotionally with her. On one level, the singer seems to desire to impart some degree of self-assurance or direction in the other person to help mitigate his or her own problems in previously failed relationships, yet we are left with the feeling that the alluded reassurance only magnify doubts . . . Toward the end of the song, it becomes more obvious that the singer identifies with the struggles and turmoil of the other. She wishes for the other to move past his/her failed relationship(s), drop the baggage, and connect with her on a deeper level. However, the singer's intentions are somewhat self-motivated and a reflection of her own deep rooted insecurities (nice mirroring). Although she is in a better place than the other person is, she still pines for the other person and needs validation . . .