I see this song as her sharing her view of the world.
She talks about the foolish world, people who focus on unimportant and important matters. These people tarnish values and virtues just to change our society in the name of progress. She then turns to the mothers to pay respect and honor to because they are the ones who are really doing the leg work and sacrifice to raise the future generations.
Her chorus is like her train of thought is interrupted by a lover. He thinks and sees the world much more optimistic than her. She doesn't get it, him and his way of thinking. She is somehow drawn in, but at the same time frustrated by his naivety. Yet, she herself wants to believe....
The second verse tells her and her lovers story. Her lover knows she is a skeptic and asks if there was ever a time she was different. She thinks maybe she was a child in her love for him, but now they are doomed and she is no longer a child innocent in love.
I think the chorus is really about how he completely throws her off. She is going on these long philosophical and long thought processes, getting lost in them and then here he comes, all romantic and viewing life as something beautiful. She doesn't really know what to do with it. I can't tell if the boy is accepting of her views, but he does insist on knowing things...maybe knowing things will always turn out right? She doesn't get that he just "knows things" will be alright and just knows. She doesn't understand how one can ever be sure of anything. I think she even resents him at times. Resents him for his blind faith, resents that he doesn't understand her, resents that she can't see light in the world.
I see this song as her sharing her view of the world.
She talks about the foolish world, people who focus on unimportant and important matters. These people tarnish values and virtues just to change our society in the name of progress. She then turns to the mothers to pay respect and honor to because they are the ones who are really doing the leg work and sacrifice to raise the future generations.
Her chorus is like her train of thought is interrupted by a lover. He thinks and sees the world much more optimistic than her. She doesn't get it, him and his way of thinking. She is somehow drawn in, but at the same time frustrated by his naivety. Yet, she herself wants to believe....
The second verse tells her and her lovers story. Her lover knows she is a skeptic and asks if there was ever a time she was different. She thinks maybe she was a child in her love for him, but now they are doomed and she is no longer a child innocent in love.
I think the chorus is really about how he completely throws her off. She is going on these long philosophical and long thought processes, getting lost in them and then here he comes, all romantic and viewing life as something beautiful. She doesn't really know what to do with it. I can't tell if the boy is accepting of her views, but he does insist on knowing things...maybe knowing things will always turn out right? She doesn't get that he just "knows things" will be alright and just knows. She doesn't understand how one can ever be sure of anything. I think she even resents him at times. Resents him for his blind faith, resents that he doesn't understand her, resents that she can't see light in the world.
Love this song.