I think the song meant unrequited love of a woman to the man, "that's why there are passing ships under different skies" means that they maybe friends for so much time that they are like lovers but could not admit it hence "They're two lovers in the night
Waiting on the sun to rise"
On the time of departing from each other, the girl said it here. "But you just whisper what you said
One last time
I could have sworn I heard you say
That you are mine"
The man then struggles how to tell his love for her finally but then she's gonna marry someone else(assuming they've met again after long years)
"The back row" means if the woman say yes to him for that moment before marriage he will scream(against the priest asking for someone who opposed the marriage)
"I never saw it like you did
Didn't know that it was there
You don't see it in your hand
Until the end" This talks about regret.
But in the end, the man left hanging and it's exactly the other way around(now the man have unrequited love for the woman)
I think the song meant unrequited love of a woman to the man, "that's why there are passing ships under different skies" means that they maybe friends for so much time that they are like lovers but could not admit it hence "They're two lovers in the night Waiting on the sun to rise" On the time of departing from each other, the girl said it here. "But you just whisper what you said One last time I could have sworn I heard you say That you are mine" The man then struggles how to tell his love for her finally but then she's gonna marry someone else(assuming they've met again after long years) "The back row" means if the woman say yes to him for that moment before marriage he will scream(against the priest asking for someone who opposed the marriage) "I never saw it like you did Didn't know that it was there You don't see it in your hand Until the end" This talks about regret. But in the end, the man left hanging and it's exactly the other way around(now the man have unrequited love for the woman)