I just heard this one for the first time today. I rather like solarion's interpretation - that truly would be inspired songwriting. But my first impression was that this is an ode to unconditional love. It reads, to me, like a call and response. The first two lines are Nick's acknowledgement of his family's love and acceptance, and the second two are his response to them.
In the first two lines, Nick's loved ones are saying, "Know that [we] love you, know [we] don't care (about your introversion, your quirky nature, your odd behavior - you are ours and we love you unconditionally)."
The second two lines are Nick's reply to them: "Know that I see you (I know how you feel about me and I appreciate it), know I'm not there (...but it's too late, there's nothing here for me anymore)."
If you wanted to, you could extrapolate this out to include us, Nick's growing fanbase. We love him, and we don't care about detractors (haters gonna hate!). His reply to us could well be, "I had to go, but I tried to leave something beautiful behind for you. Thanks for getting it."
I just heard this one for the first time today. I rather like solarion's interpretation - that truly would be inspired songwriting. But my first impression was that this is an ode to unconditional love. It reads, to me, like a call and response. The first two lines are Nick's acknowledgement of his family's love and acceptance, and the second two are his response to them.
In the first two lines, Nick's loved ones are saying, "Know that [we] love you, know [we] don't care (about your introversion, your quirky nature, your odd behavior - you are ours and we love you unconditionally)."
The second two lines are Nick's reply to them: "Know that I see you (I know how you feel about me and I appreciate it), know I'm not there (...but it's too late, there's nothing here for me anymore)."
If you wanted to, you could extrapolate this out to include us, Nick's growing fanbase. We love him, and we don't care about detractors (haters gonna hate!). His reply to us could well be, "I had to go, but I tried to leave something beautiful behind for you. Thanks for getting it."