The song is about the relationship with his father and the relationship with his newborn son. Julian's father has always been distant and was never really around for him growing up. The main reason he started drinking and acting out was in an attempt to gain his father's attention but it never worked. As of now, The relationship is on slightly better terms but they still are not close. This song is Julian's acceptance that he will never have that kind of relationship with his father.
And the second part of the song is how fatherhood has changed him and how he would never be the kind of man his father was. He is just totally in love with his son and being a father has really turned his life around. And I think that's where the acceptance comes from like just because your dad never acted like one doesn't mean that you have to do the same. So instead of trying to bend head over heels to gain his father's love and affection, He's gonna show his son the love and affection that was never shown to him and break the cycle.
The song is about the relationship with his father and the relationship with his newborn son. Julian's father has always been distant and was never really around for him growing up. The main reason he started drinking and acting out was in an attempt to gain his father's attention but it never worked. As of now, The relationship is on slightly better terms but they still are not close. This song is Julian's acceptance that he will never have that kind of relationship with his father.
And the second part of the song is how fatherhood has changed him and how he would never be the kind of man his father was. He is just totally in love with his son and being a father has really turned his life around. And I think that's where the acceptance comes from like just because your dad never acted like one doesn't mean that you have to do the same. So instead of trying to bend head over heels to gain his father's love and affection, He's gonna show his son the love and affection that was never shown to him and break the cycle.