I've been listening to this song for a long while now and I really love it!
In my opinion it's about this relationship. It's probably a dysfunctional one.
So the song begins with the boy telling us that he's struggling to please the girl. He's trying to read her mind since she won't tell him what she wants and thinks.
In the pre-chorus the boy tells us that he's still in the warm and loving arms of this girl but he doesn't really know if he still belongs to her, thus he's checking the name in his collar to see if it has the girl's name.
Falling asleep on the red eye emphasizes the fact that the girl is struggling finding her sleep at nights. Probably because she thinks a lot about their relationship/problems.
In the second verse, he tells us how thankful he is that the girl is still sticking around, she's still there for him. He's going through a dark time in his life and the girl holding up a candle symbolizes her as his guiding light.
In the bridge he's telling the girl to save herself (from him, from their unhealthy relationship) before it's too late. He knows he's hurting the girl somehow.
But he obviously can't let go of her, he wants her to stay. So he tells her that it's late therefore they should just have the discussion tomorrow. It's like an excuse so he could still see her by the next day.
I've been listening to this song for a long while now and I really love it!
In my opinion it's about this relationship. It's probably a dysfunctional one. So the song begins with the boy telling us that he's struggling to please the girl. He's trying to read her mind since she won't tell him what she wants and thinks.
In the pre-chorus the boy tells us that he's still in the warm and loving arms of this girl but he doesn't really know if he still belongs to her, thus he's checking the name in his collar to see if it has the girl's name. Falling asleep on the red eye emphasizes the fact that the girl is struggling finding her sleep at nights. Probably because she thinks a lot about their relationship/problems.
In the second verse, he tells us how thankful he is that the girl is still sticking around, she's still there for him. He's going through a dark time in his life and the girl holding up a candle symbolizes her as his guiding light.
In the bridge he's telling the girl to save herself (from him, from their unhealthy relationship) before it's too late. He knows he's hurting the girl somehow.
But he obviously can't let go of her, he wants her to stay. So he tells her that it's late therefore they should just have the discussion tomorrow. It's like an excuse so he could still see her by the next day.