This song is most definitely about realizing you're not straight just when everyone's starting to get horny in high school, then waiting and waiting for the right time to come out--your parents say "oh it's just a phase, what are you gonna pull next? You don't understand sexuality, you're just confused" etc. You can't tell most or any of your friends because it'll make them feel uncomfortable around you. So you drag out letting people know who you really are because of the social pressures that are so intense at sixteen, as shown in the tragically high suicide rates among LGBT teens
This song is most definitely about realizing you're not straight just when everyone's starting to get horny in high school, then waiting and waiting for the right time to come out--your parents say "oh it's just a phase, what are you gonna pull next? You don't understand sexuality, you're just confused" etc. You can't tell most or any of your friends because it'll make them feel uncomfortable around you. So you drag out letting people know who you really are because of the social pressures that are so intense at sixteen, as shown in the tragically high suicide rates among LGBT teens