Sometimes certain lyrics don't strike you the first time you listen to them. I listened to this song again a little while later, and was really hit by the opening lyrics:
"She'll be gone soon
You can have me for yourself
She'll be gone soon
You can have me for yourself
But do give
Just give me today
Or you will just scare me away"
There's something in those lines that perfectly describes the feeling when you know you'll soon lose contact with somebody you've fallen in love with, and only really want them, but are also aware that someone else seems kinda into you.
And you don't want that at all.
As dants said:
"...it looks like the taleteller isn't really interested in the new person that he's talking to, since the second part of the sentence ("you can have me for yourself") appears emotionally detached."
Sometimes certain lyrics don't strike you the first time you listen to them. I listened to this song again a little while later, and was really hit by the opening lyrics:
"She'll be gone soon You can have me for yourself She'll be gone soon You can have me for yourself
But do give Just give me today Or you will just scare me away"
There's something in those lines that perfectly describes the feeling when you know you'll soon lose contact with somebody you've fallen in love with, and only really want them, but are also aware that someone else seems kinda into you.
And you don't want that at all.
As dants said:
"...it looks like the taleteller isn't really interested in the new person that he's talking to, since the second part of the sentence ("you can have me for yourself") appears emotionally detached."
It is an absolutely fantastic song.