This song brought me to Matt Pond PA via Pandora.
I've always thought this song is about a crossroads in his life where the choices were girl vs career. He chose career, and while successful, regrets that he forewent the love he held in his hands years before. He has moved on with less-passionate option (a girl who can't bleed), and only in quiet private moments that you can't speak of, he remembers, maybe longs, for the one that got away. His maturity also allows Matt to cut himself some slack (not nearly enough time in one night to have seen). He partially blames his parents (criminals) for stifling his verbalization of feelings, but it ultimately led to his music (hands). Ultimately, I think, he recognizes that in the grand scheme it’s not some huge crime that needs confessing, he simply remembers a woman he wishes he'd pursued, but realizes he can't go back
This song brought me to Matt Pond PA via Pandora. I've always thought this song is about a crossroads in his life where the choices were girl vs career. He chose career, and while successful, regrets that he forewent the love he held in his hands years before. He has moved on with less-passionate option (a girl who can't bleed), and only in quiet private moments that you can't speak of, he remembers, maybe longs, for the one that got away. His maturity also allows Matt to cut himself some slack (not nearly enough time in one night to have seen). He partially blames his parents (criminals) for stifling his verbalization of feelings, but it ultimately led to his music (hands). Ultimately, I think, he recognizes that in the grand scheme it’s not some huge crime that needs confessing, he simply remembers a woman he wishes he'd pursued, but realizes he can't go back
[Edit: Typo]