I think the song is all about the perspective of the singer with regard to his and his partner's flaws.
Let's start with the line, "you have always worn your flaws upon your sleeve and I have always buried them deep beneath the ground." To bury something means to hide something where nobody has to see it, and only you can find it. The singer has always pushed his flaws out of the foreground, out of his perspective. On the other hand, he notices that his partner (romantic or not, called only by "you") allows their flaws to be seen—they are up for conversation, everybody can access them.
But the song itself presents an abrupt change in perspective. The singer now wants to lay out all of his flaws, analyze them, and figure out how to fill the hole in his soul. But it seems like by taking this first step toward becoming aware and up front about his own flaws, leaving nothing undone, the singer starts to take his self improvement and self awareness seriously, beginning a journey on which he never could have embarked without the grace of the other person, who, by wearing their flaws on their sleeve, brought the singer to want to uncover his own.
Finally, and this is more of a question, there's a strong motif of holes in the song. First with the idea of burying flaws, digging them up, and then the hole in the soul of the singer which must be "filled." Does anybody have an idea of what to make of this?
I think the song is all about the perspective of the singer with regard to his and his partner's flaws.
Let's start with the line, "you have always worn your flaws upon your sleeve and I have always buried them deep beneath the ground." To bury something means to hide something where nobody has to see it, and only you can find it. The singer has always pushed his flaws out of the foreground, out of his perspective. On the other hand, he notices that his partner (romantic or not, called only by "you") allows their flaws to be seen—they are up for conversation, everybody can access them.
But the song itself presents an abrupt change in perspective. The singer now wants to lay out all of his flaws, analyze them, and figure out how to fill the hole in his soul. But it seems like by taking this first step toward becoming aware and up front about his own flaws, leaving nothing undone, the singer starts to take his self improvement and self awareness seriously, beginning a journey on which he never could have embarked without the grace of the other person, who, by wearing their flaws on their sleeve, brought the singer to want to uncover his own.
Finally, and this is more of a question, there's a strong motif of holes in the song. First with the idea of burying flaws, digging them up, and then the hole in the soul of the singer which must be "filled." Does anybody have an idea of what to make of this?
@redsoxfan3189 You speak and explain yourself so well. I agree with you.
@redsoxfan3189 You speak and explain yourself so well. I agree with you.