I feel like this song is being sung from the perspective of someone who has gone through a lot of hard times but has learned a lot and made a sort of peace with life in all it's good and bad forms. They are singing to someone who they recognize as being a lot like them before they were able to learn their lessons and grow from them, so the singer is helping this vulnerable person by sharing what they learned in a similar situation.
"You gotta be honest,
You gotta be guarded,
You sure aren't gonna say"
The singer is saying, "I've been there; you want to be honest in everything you do so badly, but you're still vulnerable and feel like you need to be guarded."
"Right on the inside,
That is the hardest,
The hardest game to play
You sorted it all out
And managed to slip through
The night into the day"
Again the singer is expressing hoe s/he relates to the person being sung to/about. "It's a hard game to play be unsure of everything and to feel like you're just slipping by in life."
"Life and a soul
Do you ever get lonely?
I'm gonna take you on"
This is the singer having a "deep" conversation with the person about life and how being lonely sucks, but they want to help them with their friendship if they can.
"(I) Found a way to understand the things I'm learning
(I) Found a way to understand the time you're burning"
The singer says s/he understands, but they found a way out through understanding, and believe the person being sung to/about can as well.
And the more I think about it, this song could also be about having a loved on with an addiction or other destructive habit, and learning that you can't control other people's lives, even when you think it's best for them, hence "Found a way to understand the things I'm learning/Found a way to understand the time you're burning"
And the more I think about it, this song could also be about having a loved on with an addiction or other destructive habit, and learning that you can't control other people's lives, even when you think it's best for them, hence "Found a way to understand the things I'm learning/Found a way to understand the time you're burning"
I feel like this song is being sung from the perspective of someone who has gone through a lot of hard times but has learned a lot and made a sort of peace with life in all it's good and bad forms. They are singing to someone who they recognize as being a lot like them before they were able to learn their lessons and grow from them, so the singer is helping this vulnerable person by sharing what they learned in a similar situation.
"You gotta be honest, You gotta be guarded, You sure aren't gonna say" The singer is saying, "I've been there; you want to be honest in everything you do so badly, but you're still vulnerable and feel like you need to be guarded."
"Right on the inside, That is the hardest, The hardest game to play
You sorted it all out And managed to slip through The night into the day" Again the singer is expressing hoe s/he relates to the person being sung to/about. "It's a hard game to play be unsure of everything and to feel like you're just slipping by in life."
"Life and a soul Do you ever get lonely? I'm gonna take you on" This is the singer having a "deep" conversation with the person about life and how being lonely sucks, but they want to help them with their friendship if they can.
"(I) Found a way to understand the things I'm learning (I) Found a way to understand the time you're burning" The singer says s/he understands, but they found a way out through understanding, and believe the person being sung to/about can as well.
And the more I think about it, this song could also be about having a loved on with an addiction or other destructive habit, and learning that you can't control other people's lives, even when you think it's best for them, hence "Found a way to understand the things I'm learning/Found a way to understand the time you're burning"
And the more I think about it, this song could also be about having a loved on with an addiction or other destructive habit, and learning that you can't control other people's lives, even when you think it's best for them, hence "Found a way to understand the things I'm learning/Found a way to understand the time you're burning"