To me, this song sounds alot like a guy who is in love with a girl who doesn't love him back, but he trying to get her to.
In the opening lines:
"If you're listening, whoa.
Sing it back, whoa."
It sounds like he is trying to get her to hear hime out and give him a chance. All he wants is for her to say it back.
"String from your tether unwinds (string from your tether unwinds), whoa, whoa,
Up and outward to bind (up and outward to bind), whoa, whoa."
Here, it's almost as if, what he is seeing, or even thinking in his own mind, is that, her life is going fall apart or shes going to get hurt by someone and he wants to save her and protect her.
"I was spinning free, whoa,
With a little sweet and simple numbing me."
But then he realizes that it's all in his head, he was so in love that he got crazy. He took a sweet simple girl and the love numbed his perception of reality.
"So tell me what do I need (tell me what do I need), whoa, whoa.
When words lose their meaning (when words lose their meaning), whoa, whoa."
If she keeps rejecting him, he will give up, he just wants to know what he needs to do to prove himself worthy of her time.
"Stumble till you crawl, whoa.
Sinking into sweet uncertainty. (oooh)"
Maybe he sees her (In his mind) at a party, drinking heavily and he's worried she'll end up sleeping with somone she'll regret.
"I'm still running away, I'm still running away,
I won't play your hide and seek games, your hide and seek games... whoa, whoa."
Trying to run away from the thoughts (or her) and he's tired of being forced to hide his feelings for her.
"What a dizzy dance, whoa.
The sweetness will not be concerned with me.
No, the sweetness will not be concerned with me.
No, the sweetness will not be concerned with me."
He sees that she'll never beable love him, or be as concerned for him as he is for her.
These are just my thoughs... I know how this is. But it's a song, it's meant to have a different meaning to everyone.
To me, this song sounds alot like a guy who is in love with a girl who doesn't love him back, but he trying to get her to. In the opening lines: "If you're listening, whoa. Sing it back, whoa." It sounds like he is trying to get her to hear hime out and give him a chance. All he wants is for her to say it back.
"String from your tether unwinds (string from your tether unwinds), whoa, whoa, Up and outward to bind (up and outward to bind), whoa, whoa." Here, it's almost as if, what he is seeing, or even thinking in his own mind, is that, her life is going fall apart or shes going to get hurt by someone and he wants to save her and protect her.
"I was spinning free, whoa, With a little sweet and simple numbing me." But then he realizes that it's all in his head, he was so in love that he got crazy. He took a sweet simple girl and the love numbed his perception of reality.
"So tell me what do I need (tell me what do I need), whoa, whoa. When words lose their meaning (when words lose their meaning), whoa, whoa." If she keeps rejecting him, he will give up, he just wants to know what he needs to do to prove himself worthy of her time.
"Stumble till you crawl, whoa. Sinking into sweet uncertainty. (oooh)" Maybe he sees her (In his mind) at a party, drinking heavily and he's worried she'll end up sleeping with somone she'll regret.
"I'm still running away, I'm still running away, I won't play your hide and seek games, your hide and seek games... whoa, whoa." Trying to run away from the thoughts (or her) and he's tired of being forced to hide his feelings for her.
"What a dizzy dance, whoa. The sweetness will not be concerned with me. No, the sweetness will not be concerned with me. No, the sweetness will not be concerned with me." He sees that she'll never beable love him, or be as concerned for him as he is for her.
These are just my thoughs... I know how this is. But it's a song, it's meant to have a different meaning to everyone.