Second Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Greatoraint 

Cover art for Second lyrics by Katatonia

In short, it sounds like him and an important friend had a rough patch. They didn't communicate for a while, he felt lost and he felt like he should say something to repair the damage done, lest it be too late to mend their friendship and they drift beyond each others' reach. It sort of suggests that without that friend their lives would be very different than if they were together, by saying the very last phrase. It's like a hopeless recognition of the avoidable failure.

My Interpretation

@Greatoraint 100%. Back in 2014 I was focusing on my career and an app I was trying to make...and this song made me realize I wasn\'t nurturing my deep friendships enough. My best friend was 5 hours away....so I made a conscious effort to visit every couple months or so. I didn\'t want to live with the regret of losing a friend because of my obsessions.\r\n\r\nMany years later and we\'ve followed each other to bigger success.

@Greatoraint 100%. Back in 2014 I was focusing on my career and an app I was trying to make...and this song made me realize I wasn\'t nurturing my deep friendships enough. My best friend was 5 hours away....so I made a conscious effort to visit every couple months or so. I didn\'t want to live with the regret of losing a friend because of my obsessions.\r\n\r\nMany years later and we\'ve followed each other to bigger success.

@Greatoraint 100%. Back in 2014 I was focusing on my career and an app I was trying to make...and this song made me realize I wasn\'t nurturing my deep friendships enough. My best friend was 5 hours away....so I made a conscious effort to visit every couple months or so. I didn\'t want to live with the regret of losing a friend because of my obsessions.\r\n\r\nMany years later and we\'ve followed each other to bigger success.