Look- These lyrical meanings can have one significance to the singer/band and another meaning to the audience: that's how songs work.
My meaning is interpreted is based on a previous, physically abusive relationship with a former male partner. Particularly because I was physically abused while he was abusing a drug. So while I "walked a straight line" so to speak, he was using.
"You'll never know what was there to be"- he never did get sober. Despite my better reasoning, I tried to reconcile after the abuse. He could never quite adjust to not using drugs despite having a successful business.
"I'm chasing more ideas"- I spent a year of the 3 years of that relationship pretending if he just got clean we could somehow fix things. I forgot about own flaws and the fact I didn't trust him or even feel safe with him.
I do feel like I wasted years with him, but the experience I received from this tainted dynamic built me to who I am today and as much more confident human who chose a career helping others and is successful, maybe it was worth losing my 'young years.'
Happy interpretations fellow people.
Look- These lyrical meanings can have one significance to the singer/band and another meaning to the audience: that's how songs work. My meaning is interpreted is based on a previous, physically abusive relationship with a former male partner. Particularly because I was physically abused while he was abusing a drug. So while I "walked a straight line" so to speak, he was using. "You'll never know what was there to be"- he never did get sober. Despite my better reasoning, I tried to reconcile after the abuse. He could never quite adjust to not using drugs despite having a successful business. "I'm chasing more ideas"- I spent a year of the 3 years of that relationship pretending if he just got clean we could somehow fix things. I forgot about own flaws and the fact I didn't trust him or even feel safe with him. I do feel like I wasted years with him, but the experience I received from this tainted dynamic built me to who I am today and as much more confident human who chose a career helping others and is successful, maybe it was worth losing my 'young years.' Happy interpretations fellow people.