A lot of Neil's lyrics are vague! I like that. This one I read differently. I see it as Neil's response to someone who is idolising him when he feels he doesn't deserve it.
Now that you found yourself losing your mind
Are you here again?
Finding that what you once thought was real
Is gone, and changing?
This suggests that she is the one with feelings rather than Neil. Gone and changing meaning that her view is not entirely accurate.
Now that you made yourself love me
Do you think I can change it in a day?
How can I place you above me?
Am I lying to you when I say
That I believe in you
I believe in you.
She has made herself love him - not the otherway round.
Neil can't change that quickly...
and he can't put her on a pedestal either
All he is able to do is believe in her - not love her.
Coming to you at night I see my questions
I feel my doubts
Wishing that maybe in a year or two
We could laugh and let it all out
I'm not going to speculate on why he would go to her at night. Note though that Birds, also on ATGR is about the end of a relationship.. the last two lines mean, to me, that he hopes that with time, her feelings will fade and they can remain friends.
I'm not sure if my take on this works for anyone else but I think it is at least credible!
A lot of Neil's lyrics are vague! I like that. This one I read differently. I see it as Neil's response to someone who is idolising him when he feels he doesn't deserve it.
Now that you found yourself losing your mind Are you here again? Finding that what you once thought was real Is gone, and changing?
This suggests that she is the one with feelings rather than Neil. Gone and changing meaning that her view is not entirely accurate.
Now that you made yourself love me Do you think I can change it in a day? How can I place you above me? Am I lying to you when I say That I believe in you I believe in you.
She has made herself love him - not the otherway round. Neil can't change that quickly... and he can't put her on a pedestal either All he is able to do is believe in her - not love her.
Coming to you at night I see my questions I feel my doubts Wishing that maybe in a year or two We could laugh and let it all out
I'm not going to speculate on why he would go to her at night. Note though that Birds, also on ATGR is about the end of a relationship.. the last two lines mean, to me, that he hopes that with time, her feelings will fade and they can remain friends.
I'm not sure if my take on this works for anyone else but I think it is at least credible!