Based on my experience, this song is about a guy who views himself so lowly in comparison to the woman he loves that he believes she would have a better life if she did not love him anymore. So he pushes her away in order to save her from destruction. He hates himself and doesn't find himself worthy of her pure love. He's putting her on a pedestal and feels undeserving. He is depressed.
Based on my experience, this song is about a guy who views himself so lowly in comparison to the woman he loves that he believes she would have a better life if she did not love him anymore. So he pushes her away in order to save her from destruction. He hates himself and doesn't find himself worthy of her pure love. He's putting her on a pedestal and feels undeserving. He is depressed.