I believed initially that the song was about a man who loved a woman, yet did not want her to love him back, believing that he was not enough for her.
He loved her so much that when she asked him to stay over, he told her to get some rest. This implies he did not sleep with her, though he may have stuck around her house to ensure she was safe or something.
And yet some time in the future ('for a minute I forget that I'm older') he still ended up with her, the woman who he loves so much until death.
I found this similar to a backstory for a character in some books I'm creating and hoping to get published someday. It's very similar - a man who loves a woman so much that he believes he doesn't deserve her company, yet most likely ends up with her anyway. That's part of what brought about my interpretation, how similar I realised the lyrics were to my character's point of view.
I believed initially that the song was about a man who loved a woman, yet did not want her to love him back, believing that he was not enough for her. He loved her so much that when she asked him to stay over, he told her to get some rest. This implies he did not sleep with her, though he may have stuck around her house to ensure she was safe or something.
And yet some time in the future ('for a minute I forget that I'm older') he still ended up with her, the woman who he loves so much until death.
I found this similar to a backstory for a character in some books I'm creating and hoping to get published someday. It's very similar - a man who loves a woman so much that he believes he doesn't deserve her company, yet most likely ends up with her anyway. That's part of what brought about my interpretation, how similar I realised the lyrics were to my character's point of view.