well I've been listening to this song for a few years and decided to throw it on repeat and here's my take on it...
at the very beginning when he says I missed the taste of a sweeter life I miss the conversation... that can be related to me in the fact that even though I am married it does feel like it's needing to be in a lot more strengthen place in the marriage than what it is at the moment (hopefully it will get there with time)...
I'm changing all the stations... this to me sounds like he's trying to change himself to make the other person like them more. I have done this a few times and I can say from experience it just makes you miserable. it doesn't affect the other person whatsoever. they can come or go. it does not keep them especially if the way you are naturally isn't enough to keep them. then, that is on them...
I think that we had it all... todd is what everybody thinks when they think everything is going perfectly fine in a relationship or a marriage and the reality of it is it'll never be perfect and you won't have everything you want.
we drew a map to a better place but on that road I took a fall... that right there states that they were trying to make it amazing wayne, he ended up making a mistake and he took a fall in the process. the fall could be anything from. they decide to take some time away from each other to they break up... And in the next line it states oh baby why did you run away... this clearly states she left him...
in the chorus portion of this song it's stating why she wasn't there when he was at his lowest when he was going through his depression... speaking from experience with depression and people not having my back when I needed it the most it sucks and with that being stated he's trying to find a map that would lead him back to her when all of her maps redirect her back to him. so in the process they are never going to refind each other then and that's a major part of this song they want to get back together. at least he does but he will never find her because the maps he's taking are not taking him to her...
The next part when it's states I hear your voice at night. it's hard to resist temptation... that could mean a couple different things the thing that I think it represents is he wants her yet. he's tempted by other females at the same time And along his way he got distracted by other females... this is a very hard thing to deal with considering the fact when you break up with somebody and you want to get back with them, you do what you can to reignite the relationship whether it be just a dating one or a marriage one. and the biggest problem you run into is when you are separated you start seeing other females and looking at them and start thinking what could I have better than what I have right now and that is the biggest thing that is an issue because you want to be faithful to the one you want back. although at the same time you see other females and you get thinking hmm it would be nice to be with her
and you then forget you're trying to get back to the one person originally that you fell for and that is what this whole song is based upon. he wants to be with one girl while during their time separate he looks at other females and starts thinking what he could be having over what he had. that's why it's called maps because a map is able to be read and found different ways to the same destination. and along the way you might have little hiccups here and there or detours and that's exactly what this is implying it. he's having a detour in a way to other females on his way back to the one that he wants to be with.
well I've been listening to this song for a few years and decided to throw it on repeat and here's my take on it... at the very beginning when he says I missed the taste of a sweeter life I miss the conversation... that can be related to me in the fact that even though I am married it does feel like it's needing to be in a lot more strengthen place in the marriage than what it is at the moment (hopefully it will get there with time)...
I'm changing all the stations... this to me sounds like he's trying to change himself to make the other person like them more. I have done this a few times and I can say from experience it just makes you miserable. it doesn't affect the other person whatsoever. they can come or go. it does not keep them especially if the way you are naturally isn't enough to keep them. then, that is on them...
I think that we had it all... todd is what everybody thinks when they think everything is going perfectly fine in a relationship or a marriage and the reality of it is it'll never be perfect and you won't have everything you want.
we drew a map to a better place but on that road I took a fall... that right there states that they were trying to make it amazing wayne, he ended up making a mistake and he took a fall in the process. the fall could be anything from. they decide to take some time away from each other to they break up... And in the next line it states oh baby why did you run away... this clearly states she left him...
in the chorus portion of this song it's stating why she wasn't there when he was at his lowest when he was going through his depression... speaking from experience with depression and people not having my back when I needed it the most it sucks and with that being stated he's trying to find a map that would lead him back to her when all of her maps redirect her back to him. so in the process they are never going to refind each other then and that's a major part of this song they want to get back together. at least he does but he will never find her because the maps he's taking are not taking him to her...
The next part when it's states I hear your voice at night. it's hard to resist temptation... that could mean a couple different things the thing that I think it represents is he wants her yet. he's tempted by other females at the same time And along his way he got distracted by other females... this is a very hard thing to deal with considering the fact when you break up with somebody and you want to get back with them, you do what you can to reignite the relationship whether it be just a dating one or a marriage one. and the biggest problem you run into is when you are separated you start seeing other females and looking at them and start thinking what could I have better than what I have right now and that is the biggest thing that is an issue because you want to be faithful to the one you want back. although at the same time you see other females and you get thinking hmm it would be nice to be with her and you then forget you're trying to get back to the one person originally that you fell for and that is what this whole song is based upon. he wants to be with one girl while during their time separate he looks at other females and starts thinking what he could be having over what he had. that's why it's called maps because a map is able to be read and found different ways to the same destination. and along the way you might have little hiccups here and there or detours and that's exactly what this is implying it. he's having a detour in a way to other females on his way back to the one that he wants to be with.
[Edit: fixed a word]