Lyric discussion by petermum 

Cover art for Inside Of Love lyrics by Nada Surf

Is he talking about selfishness and lack of intimacy, sexual addiction, both, or neither ("I can't believe what I do late at night")?

When he talks about an aerial view and the beauty above, is he talking about seeing the big picture of human behavior (psychology), or the big picture of the universe, existence, and consciousness (religion, philosophy)?

Anyone who has the time and any opinions, please share your thoughts about my questions.

@petermum Great music is inclusive, he could be talking about any one of those things or all of them. They all distract us from the real love and it usually takes awhile for us to realize it. This song is that rejection of the "things he does late at night" "with people I hardly know or like" and then the realization of a need for real love to me.

The bigger picture and the driving theme for this song for me is that transcendent thought above. The person looking at the situation and realizing it isn't...