i dont know a lot about the band members and the story behind the song, but I interpret these lyrics my way. i had a best friend not too long ago and when i hear this song, i can only think of him and how our friendship ended poorly.
"Why did we tell you then
You were always the golden boy then
And that you¹d never lose that light in your eyes"
he used to believe he was better by himself and he was very confident, because his family would support him no matter how he acted, he believed he was better than anybody who went against his own beliefs.
"Did you know... it was all going to go so wrong for you
And did you see it was all going to be so right for me"
these lyrics are very important, they illustrate how people can be wrong about the decisions they take, the values they believe in. in this case, the person this song is written about was clearly wrong and stubborn, leading to his fall. the way it is written says a lot about the writer's feelings. he did not hate the person this song is directed too, they are sad at the thought that the person they wrote this song for is suffering of their stubbornness.
"Hey you... did you ever realise what you'd become
And did you see that it wasn't only me you were running from"
my old best friend would always compare me to him, and sometimes he would make me feel like my existence was brothering him, because i would always be better than him. he would demonize me a lot but i dont think he did it on purpose, i believe he did it because he had issues within his own mind. the fact that he chose to put all the blame on me only proves that he was unable to admit to himself who he really is.
"The rain fell slow, down on all the roofs of uncertainty
I thought of you and the years and all the sadness fell away from me
And did you know...
I never thought that you'd lose that light in your eyes"
these last lines are very powerful. they discuss the results of stubborn behavior. without realising, the person becomes stuck in a misery they don't want to leave, because they believe it's better for them. the values they believe in are making them worse. and as time goes on, the ugliness of an unhonest behavior becomes ugliness on the outside. still to this day, when i see my old best friend in the street, i feel terrible about myself and the way he treated me, but also about the way he must feel and the internal struggle he probably went through during our friendship-breakup. what shocks me the most is that he did not change physically, proving that he is stuck in the place he was when we used to be friends
i hope my comment is not too disturbing, it's very personal and i understand if people feel awkward while reading this. and english is not my first language, sorry if some sentences sound weird.
i dont know a lot about the band members and the story behind the song, but I interpret these lyrics my way. i had a best friend not too long ago and when i hear this song, i can only think of him and how our friendship ended poorly.
"Why did we tell you then You were always the golden boy then And that you¹d never lose that light in your eyes" he used to believe he was better by himself and he was very confident, because his family would support him no matter how he acted, he believed he was better than anybody who went against his own beliefs.
"Did you know... it was all going to go so wrong for you And did you see it was all going to be so right for me" these lyrics are very important, they illustrate how people can be wrong about the decisions they take, the values they believe in. in this case, the person this song is written about was clearly wrong and stubborn, leading to his fall. the way it is written says a lot about the writer's feelings. he did not hate the person this song is directed too, they are sad at the thought that the person they wrote this song for is suffering of their stubbornness.
"Hey you... did you ever realise what you'd become And did you see that it wasn't only me you were running from" my old best friend would always compare me to him, and sometimes he would make me feel like my existence was brothering him, because i would always be better than him. he would demonize me a lot but i dont think he did it on purpose, i believe he did it because he had issues within his own mind. the fact that he chose to put all the blame on me only proves that he was unable to admit to himself who he really is.
"The rain fell slow, down on all the roofs of uncertainty I thought of you and the years and all the sadness fell away from me And did you know... I never thought that you'd lose that light in your eyes" these last lines are very powerful. they discuss the results of stubborn behavior. without realising, the person becomes stuck in a misery they don't want to leave, because they believe it's better for them. the values they believe in are making them worse. and as time goes on, the ugliness of an unhonest behavior becomes ugliness on the outside. still to this day, when i see my old best friend in the street, i feel terrible about myself and the way he treated me, but also about the way he must feel and the internal struggle he probably went through during our friendship-breakup. what shocks me the most is that he did not change physically, proving that he is stuck in the place he was when we used to be friends
i hope my comment is not too disturbing, it's very personal and i understand if people feel awkward while reading this. and english is not my first language, sorry if some sentences sound weird.