My analogy is that the artist is in love with an addict. The drugs make the person a monster but the singer sees their childlike innocence that no one else does. Let go of your fire means let it all out and vent, let your feelings free instead of internalizing and self destructing. Don't be so rough with me means the addict hurts the artist because the addict knows the artist loves them, hence the "you are a gem" meaning the addict is precious, valuable and loved by the artist, as a gem, a beautiful stone with many different angles and colors. They ask how he can love the addict, the artist explains how he consoles the addict when they're most vulnerable "I see the things you can't contain and what they do to you". The addict keeps on a tough exterior but is a sensitive person inside who doesn't know how to deal with their own pain. You're golden, you're pure, words of encouragement to get the addict to quit and realize they're so much more than the addict gives them self credit for.
My analogy is that the artist is in love with an addict. The drugs make the person a monster but the singer sees their childlike innocence that no one else does. Let go of your fire means let it all out and vent, let your feelings free instead of internalizing and self destructing. Don't be so rough with me means the addict hurts the artist because the addict knows the artist loves them, hence the "you are a gem" meaning the addict is precious, valuable and loved by the artist, as a gem, a beautiful stone with many different angles and colors. They ask how he can love the addict, the artist explains how he consoles the addict when they're most vulnerable "I see the things you can't contain and what they do to you". The addict keeps on a tough exterior but is a sensitive person inside who doesn't know how to deal with their own pain. You're golden, you're pure, words of encouragement to get the addict to quit and realize they're so much more than the addict gives them self credit for.