I agree with the top comment here: this song is about the strange ability to aptly empathize, and how it could be seen as useful, but not really that great. But, when I first listened to it, I drew strong parallels from what was being described here to my own episodes of depressions, which eventually led me to believe it was kind of an ironic song about the strange things depression and heartbreak do, though, now that I think about it, the first idea about it being a song about empathy makes more sense with lines like "a lover, half a million miles a way." In general, absolutely beautiful song lyrics anyway.
I agree with the top comment here: this song is about the strange ability to aptly empathize, and how it could be seen as useful, but not really that great. But, when I first listened to it, I drew strong parallels from what was being described here to my own episodes of depressions, which eventually led me to believe it was kind of an ironic song about the strange things depression and heartbreak do, though, now that I think about it, the first idea about it being a song about empathy makes more sense with lines like "a lover, half a million miles a way." In general, absolutely beautiful song lyrics anyway.