This song itself is one of his lies. Not one of the lies he's told Gabriella, but an attempt to lie to himself. He is trying to convince himself that he is only a friend, while yearning for so much more. He lacks trust in himself though because of his scarred up heart. She has managed to get through all those scars, but ultimately can't penetrate his own doubts. Hearing her nonchalantly confirm that everything is ok, washing over all the intensity they shared together, utterly dismissing it - she is lying too, he knows it, it is like a mirror held up to him suddenly that he can't face because it exposes his own lies... he abandoned her and his own heart. And then the music turns to raw, painful rage at the end. Those feelings that can't even be put into words.
Or maybe that's just where I'm at in my life. The magic of the Avetts.
This song itself is one of his lies. Not one of the lies he's told Gabriella, but an attempt to lie to himself. He is trying to convince himself that he is only a friend, while yearning for so much more. He lacks trust in himself though because of his scarred up heart. She has managed to get through all those scars, but ultimately can't penetrate his own doubts. Hearing her nonchalantly confirm that everything is ok, washing over all the intensity they shared together, utterly dismissing it - she is lying too, he knows it, it is like a mirror held up to him suddenly that he can't face because it exposes his own lies... he abandoned her and his own heart. And then the music turns to raw, painful rage at the end. Those feelings that can't even be put into words.
Or maybe that's just where I'm at in my life. The magic of the Avetts.