I think this song is about him not being able to admit his feelings for his ex because he wants to keep face but it is really killing him. In the first verse he is talking about how maybe people are pressuring him into telling her and accusing him of not confessing for the right of his music which they think is wrong. He's almost arguing back with them here saying that he knows he doesn't feel good when he's just sleeping around and he doesn't write better music when he's down in the dumps. (I also have always thought this line is maybe a dig at singers/song writters who claim they write better when they're on drugs as an excuse). And obviously just saying for them not to try and teach him anything and he knows he's doing crap.
"The heart beats in its cage" is him telling us how his feelings and heart are all locked up and not coming out.
The second verse is quoting him on all the lies hes telling her by saying he doesn't love her and denying it for the reason we don't find out and he's just telling her all this crap almost as if to hurt her. The next bit then being him sort of breaking down in anger at himself when he leaves because he didn't just say how he felt. The eating alone bit I think maybe being a reference to them staying up late together just talking and eating like they used to but now he's saying how she's doing this alone.
The next verse is him now trying to explain himself to her now that theres no one on his back and he's trying to be honest but he's too late and she's not putting up with it anymore. Then the following verse is him trying to find her at his concert and he's searching through the crowd but she's not there anymore and he's talking about how he got so excited thinking she'd still come and now he's the one being let down.
I think this song is about him not being able to admit his feelings for his ex because he wants to keep face but it is really killing him. In the first verse he is talking about how maybe people are pressuring him into telling her and accusing him of not confessing for the right of his music which they think is wrong. He's almost arguing back with them here saying that he knows he doesn't feel good when he's just sleeping around and he doesn't write better music when he's down in the dumps. (I also have always thought this line is maybe a dig at singers/song writters who claim they write better when they're on drugs as an excuse). And obviously just saying for them not to try and teach him anything and he knows he's doing crap.
"The heart beats in its cage" is him telling us how his feelings and heart are all locked up and not coming out.
The second verse is quoting him on all the lies hes telling her by saying he doesn't love her and denying it for the reason we don't find out and he's just telling her all this crap almost as if to hurt her. The next bit then being him sort of breaking down in anger at himself when he leaves because he didn't just say how he felt. The eating alone bit I think maybe being a reference to them staying up late together just talking and eating like they used to but now he's saying how she's doing this alone.
The next verse is him now trying to explain himself to her now that theres no one on his back and he's trying to be honest but he's too late and she's not putting up with it anymore. Then the following verse is him trying to find her at his concert and he's searching through the crowd but she's not there anymore and he's talking about how he got so excited thinking she'd still come and now he's the one being let down.
It's all a really powerful song.