What an amazingly beautiful and sad song.. it certainly sounds to me like he's in a relationship he feels like he shouldn't be.
They don't fight, and he pretends everything is okay but deep down knows its not, and he can't get it off his mind - "but we speak easy and we seldom fight and I chew on the bones of the day while you sleep soft and warm in the night".
Even though he feels like he's 'losing himself' and can't give the relationship 100%, he loves her enough that he can't stand to see her with another man - "and I can't see you with anyone else, even if that means holding you down, even if that means losing myself"
However, he can't help but think she feels the same, and he worries about her straying - "he's a smooth talker, and he shaves his face, and I wonder if you look at me and instead see him taking my place."
The only part I don't get is the last line: "and I hope you're around and forgiving when you see me losing myself"....
I think he knows 'losing himself' is inevitable, and just hopes she'll take care of the person he is becoming when he stays with her.
What an amazingly beautiful and sad song.. it certainly sounds to me like he's in a relationship he feels like he shouldn't be.
They don't fight, and he pretends everything is okay but deep down knows its not, and he can't get it off his mind - "but we speak easy and we seldom fight and I chew on the bones of the day while you sleep soft and warm in the night".
Even though he feels like he's 'losing himself' and can't give the relationship 100%, he loves her enough that he can't stand to see her with another man - "and I can't see you with anyone else, even if that means holding you down, even if that means losing myself"
However, he can't help but think she feels the same, and he worries about her straying - "he's a smooth talker, and he shaves his face, and I wonder if you look at me and instead see him taking my place."
The only part I don't get is the last line: "and I hope you're around and forgiving when you see me losing myself".... I think he knows 'losing himself' is inevitable, and just hopes she'll take care of the person he is becoming when he stays with her.
Heavy stuff! Brilliant song though.