I definitely think it's about a guy who loves this girl, but knows he's not good for her. He wants her to get away because he knows he's dragging her down. She might also be kind of young/naive:
"All of the feelings that I know you've never felt
And all of the simple words you never said
I want you to keep them like a secret to yourself
They're not for me"
^He knows that although she might think she loves him too,she's just young/naive/infatuated and caught up. He actually does love though, and while he doesn't truly want her to leave,he knows it's what's best for her. He wants to resist doing anything to hold her back, and encourages her to resists any of his persuasions:
"I want you to wander silent past my outstretched arms
I want you to hide yourself from all I see
And though my heart will fight until its dying breath
You're not for me"
Can we just talk about the heartbreaking imagery in these lines?
Can we just talk about the heartbreaking imagery in these lines?
"I want you to wander silent past my outstretched arms
I want you to hide yourself from all I see
And though my heart will fight until its dying breath
You're not for me"
"I want you to wander silent past my outstretched arms
I want you to hide yourself from all I see
And though my heart will fight until its dying breath
You're not for me"
Every time I hear this part of the song my stomach aches and churns at the thought of feeling this.
Every time I hear this part of the song my stomach aches and churns at the thought of feeling this.
I love this song.
I definitely think it's about a guy who loves this girl, but knows he's not good for her. He wants her to get away because he knows he's dragging her down. She might also be kind of young/naive:
"All of the feelings that I know you've never felt And all of the simple words you never said I want you to keep them like a secret to yourself They're not for me"
^He knows that although she might think she loves him too,she's just young/naive/infatuated and caught up. He actually does love though, and while he doesn't truly want her to leave,he knows it's what's best for her. He wants to resist doing anything to hold her back, and encourages her to resists any of his persuasions:
"I want you to wander silent past my outstretched arms I want you to hide yourself from all I see And though my heart will fight until its dying breath You're not for me"
I also love this song. These lyrics connected with me from the first time I heard them.
I also love this song. These lyrics connected with me from the first time I heard them.
I agree with you 100%
I agree with you 100%
@withinyourreach
@withinyourreach
Can we just talk about the heartbreaking imagery in these lines?
Can we just talk about the heartbreaking imagery in these lines?
"I want you to wander silent past my outstretched arms I want you to hide yourself from all I see And though my heart will fight until its dying breath You're not for me"
"I want you to wander silent past my outstretched arms I want you to hide yourself from all I see And though my heart will fight until its dying breath You're not for me"
Every time I hear this part of the song my stomach aches and churns at the thought of feeling this.
Every time I hear this part of the song my stomach aches and churns at the thought of feeling this.