Great song
I think moose2438's interpretation is pretty much what comes to my mind as well
I just wanted to add that the lines "And there's so much of you I love / But loving you alone isn't enough" reminded me of another beautiful song, "My Very Best" by Elbow.
That song has the lines "If it seems that it's just not enough to love / Then love lie down", which seems to me to express a similar idea: just one person loving the other isn't enough, and if that one-way love is the best it's gonna be then it'd be better to just let it go and move on with respect.
The story of "My Very Best" is also reminiscent of this song's story (or at least the one moose2438 suggests), with the affection remaining very strong on one side but gradually fading on the other, while both people still respect each other. It's also suggested that the fading affection on one side is due at least partly to the relationship being long-distance for a time, with the line "Long away and far apart / That's how forest fires start".
Sorry for going on about the wrong song; I just found the coincidental similarity between these two great song interesting :)
Great song I think moose2438's interpretation is pretty much what comes to my mind as well
I just wanted to add that the lines "And there's so much of you I love / But loving you alone isn't enough" reminded me of another beautiful song, "My Very Best" by Elbow. That song has the lines "If it seems that it's just not enough to love / Then love lie down", which seems to me to express a similar idea: just one person loving the other isn't enough, and if that one-way love is the best it's gonna be then it'd be better to just let it go and move on with respect. The story of "My Very Best" is also reminiscent of this song's story (or at least the one moose2438 suggests), with the affection remaining very strong on one side but gradually fading on the other, while both people still respect each other. It's also suggested that the fading affection on one side is due at least partly to the relationship being long-distance for a time, with the line "Long away and far apart / That's how forest fires start".
Sorry for going on about the wrong song; I just found the coincidental similarity between these two great song interesting :)