If You Wait Lyrics

Lyric discussion by redly40 

Cover art for If You Wait lyrics by London Grammar

She's breaking up because of a fear of committment, but still wants her lover to wait for her, until she "finds" herself:

"To treasure gold is fun...drop your bag at once" (Gold seems to be a metaphor for relationship, and she advises against it) "I believed I could take you on" (but in the end she couldn't) "A future that I own" (she's her own person now) "We would drink, we would dance and you would watch me whenever you want" (all in the past tense, implying that they will no longer be doing these things) "Can you give me everything? 'Cause I can't give you anything" (she expects it all from him, but she can't give back the same) "If you wait, I trust in time that we will meet again" (she has some growing to do, and once she's done she hopes that he's waited for her)

At least, that's my two cents worth.

My Interpretation

@redly40 exactly my thoughts

@redly40 almost exactly what I thought and it's my situation right now,cim the one who couldn't give so we have split with a tiny hope of meeting again. I have nice guy syndrome yes it's a thing and I start with a therapist tomorrow.

She gave everything and I tried but it came out in the wrong ways, due to childhood abandonment issues.

This song has me in floods of tears. I need focus on healing me so my cup is full before I give her anything and that's so hard when you just want the...