I'm a little confused with the interpretation of this as a love song, it seems like it's quite the opposite of that.
Meaning:
The singer is witnessing a relationship beginning and is reflecting on his past relationship. He realizes that his relationship is dead but wishes he could go back to the early days as he remembers it fondly.
Lyrics:
They're playing our song suggests he is at a wedding watching a first dance between a new couple. He thinks back to a past partner who called the song "their song", and asks if they remember.
He hopes this new couple will get it right in the ways they were unable to, he hopes he can relive the memories of their relationship before, ultimately it fails again.
He reminisces about his former partner and how he considers her the best person he's known, that's why he can't seem to forget her. Almost trying to convince himself that's the reason he's dwelling on the relationship.
He talks about how he felt lost until his relationship, and how his partner stirred feelings he didn't know were there. This opening up continued as their relationship bloomed.
He believes that his former partner is his soulmate, he hopes that she can overlook his misgivings and love him even still.
The chorus talks about how the relationship is truly dead. In his words it's six feet underground. 3 rounds and a sound refers to the military tradition of sending off the person. He talks of flowers blooming from the ground, which represents his fond memories of something long gone. The key part is he wishes they could go back to before she knew him, but she knows him, and how he acts, meaning they can never go back.
We go back to reminiscing about the relationship and how he is refusing to give up the idea of how good they were together and how he can't give up on her.
We then take a turn. He talks of a fog masking who he is from her, and that the fog was preserving their relationship. However, it has cleared and she knows who he is, someone who never gives up on fights. This indicates he couldn't let things go in the relationship and was ultimately the reason for its end.
The chorus repeats with him accepting that the relationship is gone, and that it is his fault, she knows who he is and they cannot go back. He talks again of the relationship being dead and gone but he still cannot put the thought of his past partner out of his mind.
My Interpretation
The Singer Reflects On A Past Relationship While Witnessing A New One Begin, Wishing He Could Relive The Early Days With Fond Memories.
Singer Is At A Wedding Watching A First Dance, Reminiscing About A Past Partner Who Called The Song 'their Song'.
He Wishes The New Couple Success In Ways He Couldn't Achieve, Longing To Relive Memories Before Their Relationship Failed.
Recalling His Ex As The Best Person He's Known, Unable To Forget Her And Dwelling On Their Past Relationship.
Describing How His Partner Brought Out Emotions He Didn't Know Existed, Believing She's His Soulmate.
Acknowledging The Death Of The Relationship, Referencing Military Tradition With '3 Rounds And A Sound', Expressing Inability To Go Back.
I'm a little confused with the interpretation of this as a love song, it seems like it's quite the opposite of that.
Meaning:
The singer is witnessing a relationship beginning and is reflecting on his past relationship. He realizes that his relationship is dead but wishes he could go back to the early days as he remembers it fondly.
Lyrics:
They're playing our song suggests he is at a wedding watching a first dance between a new couple. He thinks back to a past partner who called the song "their song", and asks if they remember.
He hopes this new couple will get it right in the ways they were unable to, he hopes he can relive the memories of their relationship before, ultimately it fails again.
He reminisces about his former partner and how he considers her the best person he's known, that's why he can't seem to forget her. Almost trying to convince himself that's the reason he's dwelling on the relationship.
He talks about how he felt lost until his relationship, and how his partner stirred feelings he didn't know were there. This opening up continued as their relationship bloomed.
He believes that his former partner is his soulmate, he hopes that she can overlook his misgivings and love him even still.
The chorus talks about how the relationship is truly dead. In his words it's six feet underground. 3 rounds and a sound refers to the military tradition of sending off the person. He talks of flowers blooming from the ground, which represents his fond memories of something long gone. The key part is he wishes they could go back to before she knew him, but she knows him, and how he acts, meaning they can never go back.
We go back to reminiscing about the relationship and how he is refusing to give up the idea of how good they were together and how he can't give up on her.
We then take a turn. He talks of a fog masking who he is from her, and that the fog was preserving their relationship. However, it has cleared and she knows who he is, someone who never gives up on fights. This indicates he couldn't let things go in the relationship and was ultimately the reason for its end.
The chorus repeats with him accepting that the relationship is gone, and that it is his fault, she knows who he is and they cannot go back. He talks again of the relationship being dead and gone but he still cannot put the thought of his past partner out of his mind.