-Since I was young, I knew I’d find you-
From the female singer's perspective. The idea of a fated dream romance. Something unrealistic and intangible.
-But our love was a song sung by a dying swan-
Obviously meant to denote the beauty of said romance, and it's fait accompli.
-And in the night, you hear me calling,-
-You hear me calling-
The night denotes being in the dark, not being able to see what is coming. Not being able to see the truth from fantasy. She is calling out to her love, she believes in her heart he can hear her. But she only knows for sure that she is calling out. She only knows for sure that she is searching for him.
-And in your dreams you see me falling, falling-
She imagines that he knows her from his dreams, unknown to him in his waking life, that she is his dream woman. The one meant to be with him. Her falling denotes that she is moving farther away and out of his grasp. That he must reach out to her.
-Breathe in the light-
-I’ll stay here in the shadow-
The light he breathes in, is real life. It is his reality without her. The light is clarity and truth. Her staying in the shadow, denotes yet again that she is lost without him. That this fantasy exists outside of reality. That although she sees this fantasy, that he cannot.
-Waiting for a sign, as the tide grows
Higher, and higher, and higher-
The sign being waited for is the moment when their fates will finally be aligned so they can be together. Another part of the fantasy. The tide growing higher is life's inevitable move forward, inescapable and unstoppable. It denotes that their love is running out of time and that the tide of time and reality will soon swallow the fantasy, which is their chance to be together.
-And when the nights are long-
-All those stars recall your goodbye, your goodbye-
The nights being long could reflect on his dreams of her. The stars are lights in the darkness, tiny moments of clarity in the darkness of what she sees as them being unable to find each other. In these moments of clarity, his goodbye represents the reality that he will never truly see her. The beginning of her fantasy falling apart.
-And in the night you'll hear me calling,-
-You'll hear me calling-
Once again she imagines her search for him.
-And in your dreams you'll see us falling, falling-
Saying "us" means that they both now fall out of each other's grasp. She grows ever farther from him, as he falls away from her. Her image as his dream woman is fading from what she perceives as his dream. Which of course is only her fantasy of his dream.
-And in now you'll hear me calling,-
-You'll hear me calling-
Saying "in now", is a reflection of her urgency. Her last chance for this fantasy. She is calling to him now with everything she has.
-And in your dreams you'll see us falling, falling-
Once again she still moves further away from his sight, the fact that he cannot see her remains unchanged. Her fantasy of being his dream girl falls even further away.
-Breathe in the light and say goodbye-
The light as before is reality. Breathing in the light is accepting reality. Saying goodbye while breathing in life means that this fantasy of her romance with him is finally at an end. She can now let him go. This phrase repeats as she lets him go.
-Since I was young, I knew I’d find you- From the female singer's perspective. The idea of a fated dream romance. Something unrealistic and intangible.
-But our love was a song sung by a dying swan- Obviously meant to denote the beauty of said romance, and it's fait accompli.
-And in the night, you hear me calling,- -You hear me calling- The night denotes being in the dark, not being able to see what is coming. Not being able to see the truth from fantasy. She is calling out to her love, she believes in her heart he can hear her. But she only knows for sure that she is calling out. She only knows for sure that she is searching for him.
-And in your dreams you see me falling, falling- She imagines that he knows her from his dreams, unknown to him in his waking life, that she is his dream woman. The one meant to be with him. Her falling denotes that she is moving farther away and out of his grasp. That he must reach out to her.
-Breathe in the light- -I’ll stay here in the shadow- The light he breathes in, is real life. It is his reality without her. The light is clarity and truth. Her staying in the shadow, denotes yet again that she is lost without him. That this fantasy exists outside of reality. That although she sees this fantasy, that he cannot.
-Waiting for a sign, as the tide grows Higher, and higher, and higher- The sign being waited for is the moment when their fates will finally be aligned so they can be together. Another part of the fantasy. The tide growing higher is life's inevitable move forward, inescapable and unstoppable. It denotes that their love is running out of time and that the tide of time and reality will soon swallow the fantasy, which is their chance to be together.
-And when the nights are long- -All those stars recall your goodbye, your goodbye- The nights being long could reflect on his dreams of her. The stars are lights in the darkness, tiny moments of clarity in the darkness of what she sees as them being unable to find each other. In these moments of clarity, his goodbye represents the reality that he will never truly see her. The beginning of her fantasy falling apart.
-And in the night you'll hear me calling,- -You'll hear me calling- Once again she imagines her search for him.
-And in your dreams you'll see us falling, falling- Saying "us" means that they both now fall out of each other's grasp. She grows ever farther from him, as he falls away from her. Her image as his dream woman is fading from what she perceives as his dream. Which of course is only her fantasy of his dream.
-And in now you'll hear me calling,- -You'll hear me calling- Saying "in now", is a reflection of her urgency. Her last chance for this fantasy. She is calling to him now with everything she has.
-And in your dreams you'll see us falling, falling- Once again she still moves further away from his sight, the fact that he cannot see her remains unchanged. Her fantasy of being his dream girl falls even further away.
-Breathe in the light and say goodbye- The light as before is reality. Breathing in the light is accepting reality. Saying goodbye while breathing in life means that this fantasy of her romance with him is finally at an end. She can now let him go. This phrase repeats as she lets him go.