I Don't Want To Change You Lyrics

Lyric discussion by KayleyG 

Cover art for I Don't Want To Change You lyrics by Damien Rice

To me, it's about forgiveness. You more than ready to forgive someone who is unwilling to forgive their self. You accept this person as they are and "don't want to change" them, even though you know the person is not perfect (because "love has eyes & is not blind" to the mistakes made). Also, you don't mind waiting, if the person you love needs more time to forgive themselves or mend their mistakes; you'll still love them. The part about a manger suggests the beginning of forgiveness , to me, just because that's where Jesus began his life on earth to make our forgiveness possible. That bit does seem precarious though.

My Interpretation

@KayleyG I completely agree with you maybe because I´m going exactly through that. Its hard when you accept the other person more than they accept themselves. And I relate this song to "The Box" where even though he is trying to accept the person as it is, its hurting him emotionally to live within the box that the other person has over him