I think the subject of the song is, at first, simply talking about the aftermath of cheating on someone they love. Not only have they cheated, but it has changed the other person to the point where the relationship (and perhaps the other person) is unrecoverable or unrecognizable.
While both know this to be true, they still attempt to cling to the relationship hoping it can continue to bear a resemblance to what it was in the past. At the same time, the subject knows that is a delusion.
That being said, there's more than the simply the betrayal being portrayed.
The subject of the song knows that he is flawed, and moreover he knows that he would have never been enough for the person he is in love with. While he always had attempted to be the ideal mate for his significant other, he can never be anything more than he's already been previously.
In addition, the subject wonders whether or not the other person in the relationship could ever have been satisfied, or whether the only thing destroyed in the betrayal was naivety. He begins to wonder if the other person was delusional at the start and if the only thing lost was their delusion.
That being said, the delusion itself is somehow beautiful. It is beautiful enough that the subject of the song continues to wish throughout that "in some great beyond" the person he loves (even with the delusions) is "still there still as you were".
The song is not simply about the subject's supposed betrayal of their significant other. It's about the reality of two separate people trying to share their experiences and their perspectives with each other, and knowing that, in the end, no matter how close they grow, that they live (and die) alone.
It's about wanting the innocence back that you never had in the first place.
I think the subject of the song is, at first, simply talking about the aftermath of cheating on someone they love. Not only have they cheated, but it has changed the other person to the point where the relationship (and perhaps the other person) is unrecoverable or unrecognizable.
While both know this to be true, they still attempt to cling to the relationship hoping it can continue to bear a resemblance to what it was in the past. At the same time, the subject knows that is a delusion.
That being said, there's more than the simply the betrayal being portrayed.
The subject of the song knows that he is flawed, and moreover he knows that he would have never been enough for the person he is in love with. While he always had attempted to be the ideal mate for his significant other, he can never be anything more than he's already been previously.
In addition, the subject wonders whether or not the other person in the relationship could ever have been satisfied, or whether the only thing destroyed in the betrayal was naivety. He begins to wonder if the other person was delusional at the start and if the only thing lost was their delusion.
That being said, the delusion itself is somehow beautiful. It is beautiful enough that the subject of the song continues to wish throughout that "in some great beyond" the person he loves (even with the delusions) is "still there still as you were".
The song is not simply about the subject's supposed betrayal of their significant other. It's about the reality of two separate people trying to share their experiences and their perspectives with each other, and knowing that, in the end, no matter how close they grow, that they live (and die) alone.
It's about wanting the innocence back that you never had in the first place.
It's also an unbelievably beautiful song.