I'm amazed there's so few comments about what seems to me to be the obvious intent of this song. It's about depression.
Mood swings are common in depression, so that often for days or weeks at a time a person with depression feels terrible about themselves and their life. Sometimes that mood abates and the sunshine comes through, but for those with severe depression those times of happiness seem like a "passing phase".
I'm amazed there's so few comments about what seems to me to be the obvious intent of this song. It's about depression.
Mood swings are common in depression, so that often for days or weeks at a time a person with depression feels terrible about themselves and their life. Sometimes that mood abates and the sunshine comes through, but for those with severe depression those times of happiness seem like a "passing phase".