I think this song is about a girl who has been hurt before in a previous relationship, and she's fallen in love again but is afraid of letting her guard down in fear of getting hurt again and she is now 'vulnerable'.
In the line 'Your arms are my protection now, please take care of what you've found', I think she's begging him to protect her, and not hurt her like others before. She wants to believe he will be there for her and shelter her.
"I know you're not him, for all that it's worth
And I'm trying to love like I've never been hurt
But sometimes I know that I push you away
'Cause underneath I'm still afraid"
To me, this last verse has the most meaning and emotion. I think this verse means that she is afraid of falling deeper in love with this man because she's scared he will hurt her like her last boyfriend did. She wants to believe that he is different, but she is still hurt and afraid inside and still puts walls up to stop him from getting in.
I think this song is about a girl who has been hurt before in a previous relationship, and she's fallen in love again but is afraid of letting her guard down in fear of getting hurt again and she is now 'vulnerable'.
In the line 'Your arms are my protection now, please take care of what you've found', I think she's begging him to protect her, and not hurt her like others before. She wants to believe he will be there for her and shelter her.
"I know you're not him, for all that it's worth And I'm trying to love like I've never been hurt But sometimes I know that I push you away 'Cause underneath I'm still afraid"
To me, this last verse has the most meaning and emotion. I think this verse means that she is afraid of falling deeper in love with this man because she's scared he will hurt her like her last boyfriend did. She wants to believe that he is different, but she is still hurt and afraid inside and still puts walls up to stop him from getting in.