You Are a Tourist

I agree, for the most part, with seattlefan, and also Bron101. I believe that the song is talking about growing out of whatever situation/location you're in as your interests change. The yearning in your heart are your inspirations, your hopes, your dreams. When life gets stagnant it's not uncommon for a growing unrest to begin. But, this song, in my opinion, isn't simply a manifestation of that unrest; it's a reassurance. Ben's telling you not to be discouraged if you're not satisfied with where you are or where you're going. Instead, he is encouraging you to "build it bigger than the sun": in other words, to fuel the desires or inspirations in your heart and see where they lead you.

Change, of any kind, however, is often difficult. We're creatures of habit. Our minds are often at war with our hearts, and this is where the "doubt within your mind" comes into play. We delude ourselves into thinking that what we truly want in our hearts isn't possible. We downplay our dreams or see them as wrong. To this, they simply say, move along. Doubt is not only unhelpful, it's inhibiting.

"And if you feel just like a tourist in the city you were born Then it's time to go And define your destination There's so many different places to call home"

(This, to me, when taken literally or figuratively, is saying when the things or places that you have known become unfamiliar to you because you're living in your head, thinking only of what could be rather than what is, it's time to change and move on. Home is where you are, so go somewhere new.)

"Because when you find yourself the villain in the story you have written"

(The story is, of course, your life. Every moment, with the actions we take, we're writing our own history. The villain is the one who struggles against the protagonist, and you're the protagonist in your own life, so if you've also become the villain of your story, you are, quite simply, struggling against yourself.)

It's plain to see That sometimes the best intentions are in need of redemptions Would you agree? If so please show me"

(Usually we start our lives with the best intentions. We go to school to get degrees we aren't passionate about, get jobs that our degrees qualify us for, and then settle down. We do all of this, not because it's what we want, per se, but because we wanted to have the "best" life we could. Just because we did it with the best of intentions, however, doesn't mean that it doesn't require redemption. We need to recover from the monotony of the lives that we have created in trying to do well for ourselves. He's asking you to show him by following your hearts, and changing your situation. Vaguely, I believe they're encouraging us to lead a life based on artistic expression, rather than the stale, fit-the-mold equations.)