I strongly feel like this song has got to do with bouts of sudden depression and euphoria.
The singer is saying that his condition could've been worse in the sense that he could have been the only one suffering from it but it's not like that. Millions around the world suffer from it ("It could be worse, I could be alone. I could be locked in here on my own").
And he is thankful that the depression he struggles with is not endless and continuous ("Or like a stone that suddenly drops. It never stops, no."). There are frequent breaks in the middle where he's just very happy.
Raving means talking incoherently as if one were delirious or mad. It could also mean a lively party involving drinking and dancing. Social raves often exhaust him or bring him down ("Beaten down by the social raves"). But he doesn't let it bring him down anymore ("never again, never again").
Then he talks about suddenly being intensely excited or euphoric ("or like a light lit up on the beach. You wear your heart on the sleeve").
He admits that sometimes when he is depressed, he knows he can get out of the hole on his own but he feels like giving up anyway ("you want to stop before you begin. You want to sink when you know you could swim").
Now the singer is not just talking of the depression but EXPERIENCING it. He talks about how nothing actually matters except for the love that people make to each other. Probably because of the emotions the activity arouses in him ("Nothing matters except not for the love me make").
He is longing for somebody to help him get out of the pit and he's crying out for help but nobody seems to be hearing him ("I'm screaming out from the crests of waves. Where you're longing to be saved").
I strongly feel like this song has got to do with bouts of sudden depression and euphoria. The singer is saying that his condition could've been worse in the sense that he could have been the only one suffering from it but it's not like that. Millions around the world suffer from it ("It could be worse, I could be alone. I could be locked in here on my own"). And he is thankful that the depression he struggles with is not endless and continuous ("Or like a stone that suddenly drops. It never stops, no."). There are frequent breaks in the middle where he's just very happy. Raving means talking incoherently as if one were delirious or mad. It could also mean a lively party involving drinking and dancing. Social raves often exhaust him or bring him down ("Beaten down by the social raves"). But he doesn't let it bring him down anymore ("never again, never again"). Then he talks about suddenly being intensely excited or euphoric ("or like a light lit up on the beach. You wear your heart on the sleeve"). He admits that sometimes when he is depressed, he knows he can get out of the hole on his own but he feels like giving up anyway ("you want to stop before you begin. You want to sink when you know you could swim"). Now the singer is not just talking of the depression but EXPERIENCING it. He talks about how nothing actually matters except for the love that people make to each other. Probably because of the emotions the activity arouses in him ("Nothing matters except not for the love me make"). He is longing for somebody to help him get out of the pit and he's crying out for help but nobody seems to be hearing him ("I'm screaming out from the crests of waves. Where you're longing to be saved").