I think that the song is about someone who is in love with someone he barely knows, but would rather stay in love with them from afar rather than being in a relationship with them because the relationship would naturally eventually fall apart. The singer loves the idea of the person and would rather live with the "vaguest of feeling". As he says "I'm not saying that our love is the greatest". Some people can love each other even after getting to know each other better. The singer does not know the person as deeply as these types of people and is afraid that if he does, it will ruin the feeling that he has. The singer seems to like the idea of being love more than the actual person. They would rather be "here wishing I could be there" than actually being there with the person. Basically, the singer would rather be wishing he could be with someone he barely knows than heartbroken after getting to know the person. I think the taxi part is about trying to make himself seem more personable than he really is, since it is reflected in the rest of the song that he is not as personable as others.
I think that the song is about someone who is in love with someone he barely knows, but would rather stay in love with them from afar rather than being in a relationship with them because the relationship would naturally eventually fall apart. The singer loves the idea of the person and would rather live with the "vaguest of feeling". As he says "I'm not saying that our love is the greatest". Some people can love each other even after getting to know each other better. The singer does not know the person as deeply as these types of people and is afraid that if he does, it will ruin the feeling that he has. The singer seems to like the idea of being love more than the actual person. They would rather be "here wishing I could be there" than actually being there with the person. Basically, the singer would rather be wishing he could be with someone he barely knows than heartbroken after getting to know the person. I think the taxi part is about trying to make himself seem more personable than he really is, since it is reflected in the rest of the song that he is not as personable as others.