A lot of people are thinking this is about a romantic relationship. I don't think so. Especially in the context of the album. He's using love in the same sense as in 1 Corinthians 13. The line, "All the love you've been giving has all been meant for you" is similar to the Beatles, "In the end the love you take is equal to the love you make". He's trying to come to grips with what seems like chaos in the world and embracing love. But he also implies that he's experienced this before, "You'd safely lead me to the land that I once knew". He's implying that this chaos is an illusion and we're on a path to rediscovering something that's always been here with us, unconditional love.
A lot of people are thinking this is about a romantic relationship. I don't think so. Especially in the context of the album. He's using love in the same sense as in 1 Corinthians 13. The line, "All the love you've been giving has all been meant for you" is similar to the Beatles, "In the end the love you take is equal to the love you make". He's trying to come to grips with what seems like chaos in the world and embracing love. But he also implies that he's experienced this before, "You'd safely lead me to the land that I once knew". He's implying that this chaos is an illusion and we're on a path to rediscovering something that's always been here with us, unconditional love.
@joshs I think its points to giving love is sometimes (always?) motivated by wanting love back. This is different from unconditional.
@joshs I think its points to giving love is sometimes (always?) motivated by wanting love back. This is different from unconditional.