Maybe I'm manipulating the song meaning to fit my own life at the moment, but this literally sounds like something I would attempt to write at a time like this- if I had the talent.
I think it's about the end of a relationship, they broke up, and she's devastated. She keeps "holding on" hoping he doesn't move on, find anyone else that could replace her. She tried everything she could to salvage the relationship, but it was in vain. She loved him dearly, and he left her all alone.
Although I'll admit I'm confused about these lines:
"And I admit I wasn’t pure, dear John
When I try so hard to make you sure
Life without you is not a cure"
At first I thought it could be that perhaps he can't accept her imperfections? He has high expectations for her maybe? It could be the last two lines are her trying to illustrate to him how deeply she cares about him, how she couldn't live without him, and maybe he won't believe her.
I kind of doubt this though, I'm not a very proficient song analyzer.
"And my unsung hero lies beneath
The rooftops made of gold
He’s telling me I should jump
He’ll be there when I fall"
Okay, I'm pretty confident about this part. At least most of it. He's telling her to jump, that he'll be there to catch her. I think this is an allusion of falling in love. He tells her to trust him, that he won't hurt her. It really is a risk, loving someone. You're completely vulnerable and they can tear you apart- so easily, without a second thought. It's like placing all of your happiness in someone else's (perhaps incapable) hands.
"So I step back, pretend I’m shocked
Really I always knew
This would happen to me and you, dear John"
I think she's referring to her reaction after her and "John" fall apart. She has trust issues, and saw it coming once he got too close to her. This part gets to me the most in the song, she already knew he would let her down eventually.
I just held on and hoped you’d find
The nowhere else you’d find my kind
Dear John
Love’s almighty
Maybe the "love's almighty" line refers to the immense impact love has on your life. It can make it or break it.
Maybe I'm manipulating the song meaning to fit my own life at the moment, but this literally sounds like something I would attempt to write at a time like this- if I had the talent.
I think it's about the end of a relationship, they broke up, and she's devastated. She keeps "holding on" hoping he doesn't move on, find anyone else that could replace her. She tried everything she could to salvage the relationship, but it was in vain. She loved him dearly, and he left her all alone.
Although I'll admit I'm confused about these lines: "And I admit I wasn’t pure, dear John When I try so hard to make you sure Life without you is not a cure"
At first I thought it could be that perhaps he can't accept her imperfections? He has high expectations for her maybe? It could be the last two lines are her trying to illustrate to him how deeply she cares about him, how she couldn't live without him, and maybe he won't believe her. I kind of doubt this though, I'm not a very proficient song analyzer.
"And my unsung hero lies beneath The rooftops made of gold He’s telling me I should jump He’ll be there when I fall"
Okay, I'm pretty confident about this part. At least most of it. He's telling her to jump, that he'll be there to catch her. I think this is an allusion of falling in love. He tells her to trust him, that he won't hurt her. It really is a risk, loving someone. You're completely vulnerable and they can tear you apart- so easily, without a second thought. It's like placing all of your happiness in someone else's (perhaps incapable) hands.
"So I step back, pretend I’m shocked Really I always knew This would happen to me and you, dear John"
I think she's referring to her reaction after her and "John" fall apart. She has trust issues, and saw it coming once he got too close to her. This part gets to me the most in the song, she already knew he would let her down eventually.
I just held on and hoped you’d find The nowhere else you’d find my kind Dear John Love’s almighty
Maybe the "love's almighty" line refers to the immense impact love has on your life. It can make it or break it.