I think this song is about getting in a relationship with someone that is flawed and refuses to confront his/her problems that developed over the course of the relationship because they weren't discussed before, and all the problems that arise from that.
"You say I'm a savior and a saint?
Then let's stop pretending and pull out the war paint.
Or do you refuse to open old wounds,
in fear that you'll actually have to feel?"
The person says everything is fine, there no problems, but deep down there are wounds that didn't heal, and couple problems that never are discussed.
"We try so hard. We try to just pretend
that things didn't change as the honeymoon set.
This house, this ring, the secrets shared in bed
were built on the faith in the foundation."
If taken literally, the relationship went further. But because there are problems, the relationship's foundation is flawed.
"The fucking more I see who you've become
the more I lose sight of the love
that I once had in your brown eyes.
I used to be afraid that this would end,
now I embrace it.
We are ships passing through the night."
The other person changed and its unbearable to live with him/her.
"These things mean nothing when you cannot come to terms with
the person who you are, and who you're meant to be
are separated by a sea of insecurities.
I've been digging out from underneath
an avalanche that has taken twenty years to see.
Our reality is our own to create,
and the sooner that you realize that
the sooner that you can change.
Or history will just hit repeat
and you will pass your poison down onto your child's feet.
And they will struggle, struggle to breathe,
cowering in shadows that you cast they cannot see."
The other persons has got problems, and cant deal with life because of the insecurities. It took a lot of time to realize they were there, but they know there is still hope, they can fix them. But if they don't fight against them, they'll scar the kids (they probably will have) emotionally, and condem them to repeat the same mistakes in a never ending cycle.
TL;DR? Here is my conclusion:
The moral of this song is to never start a relationship/family if there are unresolved issues between the couple or with oneself. This is because those issues will not only make the relationship go down, but the kids will inherit them.
I think this song is about getting in a relationship with someone that is flawed and refuses to confront his/her problems that developed over the course of the relationship because they weren't discussed before, and all the problems that arise from that.
"You say I'm a savior and a saint? Then let's stop pretending and pull out the war paint. Or do you refuse to open old wounds, in fear that you'll actually have to feel?"
The person says everything is fine, there no problems, but deep down there are wounds that didn't heal, and couple problems that never are discussed.
"We try so hard. We try to just pretend that things didn't change as the honeymoon set. This house, this ring, the secrets shared in bed were built on the faith in the foundation."
If taken literally, the relationship went further. But because there are problems, the relationship's foundation is flawed.
"The fucking more I see who you've become the more I lose sight of the love that I once had in your brown eyes. I used to be afraid that this would end, now I embrace it. We are ships passing through the night."
The other person changed and its unbearable to live with him/her.
"These things mean nothing when you cannot come to terms with the person who you are, and who you're meant to be are separated by a sea of insecurities.
I've been digging out from underneath an avalanche that has taken twenty years to see. Our reality is our own to create, and the sooner that you realize that the sooner that you can change.
Or history will just hit repeat and you will pass your poison down onto your child's feet. And they will struggle, struggle to breathe, cowering in shadows that you cast they cannot see."
The other persons has got problems, and cant deal with life because of the insecurities. It took a lot of time to realize they were there, but they know there is still hope, they can fix them. But if they don't fight against them, they'll scar the kids (they probably will have) emotionally, and condem them to repeat the same mistakes in a never ending cycle.
TL;DR? Here is my conclusion: The moral of this song is to never start a relationship/family if there are unresolved issues between the couple or with oneself. This is because those issues will not only make the relationship go down, but the kids will inherit them.