You & I

first off, one of my favorites off the album. his voice soars and the emotions run high in this song. in the first verse, he's saying that things were great. but in the second verse, when "his green eyes turned blue", i don't necessarily think that the relationship turned abusive. i think it's just a way of saying that things have changed, both in "you and i". they see each other in a different "shade", different than before. during the "when did your love grow cold?", he wants their love to be hot like it was, which is further explored with the sun metaphor. "the closer i get/ the farther i have to go/ to places we don't know" is his want to be closer, to rekindle their love, but for some reason, it isn't reciprocal. they don't communicate like they once did and therefore don't know where the other person is.

this song speaks to me and recently, i completely relate to it. taking a break from a relationship for personal space makes it seem like you don't know where to go anymore, but all you want is to be with that other person