So obvious what this is about. I think anyone who has been dumped can relate, especially if they were dumped for someone else.
My opinion is that his girl had a secret lover, who she eventually left him for.
Verse 1 is straightforward, hes drinking his sorrows away. Crying over the loss of the relationship and that their mutual friends pity him, but are ok with her moving on and maybe even accept her new love, pushing him out of the picture. "Your friends all sympathise, maybe I dont need them too"
"You, me and a lie
Silence is closer
We're passing ships in the night"
The chorus makes it clear that the song is about that transitional phase between breaking up and becoming completely estranged or finding closure.
The relationship was a lie, or the third party was the lie (She kept her new lover hidden)
"Silence is closer" - Its getting close to the point where they no longer exist in each others lives, so complete silence.
"Were passing ships in the night" - An old saying, two ships that pass each other in the night for a moment become one, a fleeting moment, as soon as they pass each other they disappear onto their own paths again alone.
I guess its a way of saying the relationship is flashing before his eyes to its inevitable death.
Verse 2
I could be completely wrong here but this sounds so damn familiar (own breakup experience):
"There's nowhere to run away" - It lingers, the pain is cant be escapes no matter where he goes.
Said, "Boy if you want love, you'll have to go and find it with someone new"
"Do you know who you really are? Are you sure it's really you?"
I believe this is the general advice hes getting from people around him, telling him to find himself and then find love with another person as its too late for this relationship. Most people hear this advice from friends and family during a breakup.
"Lies are a funny thing
They slip through your fingertips because they never happened to you
Time wounds all the heals as we fade out of view"
I think what this is saying is that his girlfriend had a hard time keeping her lover a secret. In fact it was too easy for her to be caught out.
Everyone else knew, he was the last to find out she had someone else.
She let it slip from her fingers because she didn't realise the pain and damage that lying to him would cause, as it never happened to her.
Rather than "time heals all wounds", the wounds just get worse in time because of the degree of betrayal. He was made to look like a fool, had his ego bruised.
and finally
"Into the light, left with nowhere to hide"
All the lies are out in the open, they are forced to confront them and end their relationship.
So obvious what this is about. I think anyone who has been dumped can relate, especially if they were dumped for someone else.
My opinion is that his girl had a secret lover, who she eventually left him for.
Verse 1 is straightforward, hes drinking his sorrows away. Crying over the loss of the relationship and that their mutual friends pity him, but are ok with her moving on and maybe even accept her new love, pushing him out of the picture. "Your friends all sympathise, maybe I dont need them too"
"You, me and a lie Silence is closer We're passing ships in the night"
The chorus makes it clear that the song is about that transitional phase between breaking up and becoming completely estranged or finding closure. The relationship was a lie, or the third party was the lie (She kept her new lover hidden) "Silence is closer" - Its getting close to the point where they no longer exist in each others lives, so complete silence.
"Were passing ships in the night" - An old saying, two ships that pass each other in the night for a moment become one, a fleeting moment, as soon as they pass each other they disappear onto their own paths again alone.
I guess its a way of saying the relationship is flashing before his eyes to its inevitable death.
Verse 2
I could be completely wrong here but this sounds so damn familiar (own breakup experience):
"There's nowhere to run away" - It lingers, the pain is cant be escapes no matter where he goes.
Said, "Boy if you want love, you'll have to go and find it with someone new" "Do you know who you really are? Are you sure it's really you?"
I believe this is the general advice hes getting from people around him, telling him to find himself and then find love with another person as its too late for this relationship. Most people hear this advice from friends and family during a breakup.
"Lies are a funny thing They slip through your fingertips because they never happened to you Time wounds all the heals as we fade out of view"
I think what this is saying is that his girlfriend had a hard time keeping her lover a secret. In fact it was too easy for her to be caught out. Everyone else knew, he was the last to find out she had someone else. She let it slip from her fingers because she didn't realise the pain and damage that lying to him would cause, as it never happened to her.
Rather than "time heals all wounds", the wounds just get worse in time because of the degree of betrayal. He was made to look like a fool, had his ego bruised.
and finally
"Into the light, left with nowhere to hide"
All the lies are out in the open, they are forced to confront them and end their relationship.
Hope this was somewhat useful!