She then says "you know that it means so much," as in, I believe, deep down he understands that what he did would end their relationship, he knows the true magnitude of it all, but he still can't feel remorse truly, because of his attitudes. Thus, based on this information, I think she is saying that she can see more than the deception, and as an example of this, she brings up the "candlelit smile both shared." This is an allusion to the good times they had, and I think the candlelit part is there to try and represent some specific memories as well as generally indicating good times.īy changing it to "I don't mean to hurt you," I think she's indicating that it wasn't her choice for this to happen, for them to break up, but becasue of his behavior, it has to be this way, whether she really wants to or not. Therefore, she sees not only his faults (which make her angry), but his good points, and the nice times they had (which she is sad about, because she realizes she must give that all up due to his behavior). She understands, as mentioned earlier, that his deception is based in insecurity.
This line is a little more nebulous than some of the others, but I think she's bringing up how she can see more than just the deception going on within him. Being able to read his mind here, also refers to the fact that she NOW can understand him, because she's found some sort of evidence of his deceptions. This is what she is saying here-that she's not stupid, and she understands what is really going on.
In a long-term relationship, you learn to "read" the other person-you know their thoughts, and what goes on in their minds. Obviously, this isn't literal-this has two other meanings, however. However, she points out, she can read his mind. She is just reiterating the "A shame you seemed an honest many here," by stating once again that she wasn't just naive-he really did seem like a nice, honest, guy. This is kind of a repetition of the first lines. Therefore, she is both falling and fading, and has lost it all. Thus, with this "emotional crutch" gone, she feels like she is falling.and that she is fading, as that other person tends to become your identity as well, she feels she has lost a part of herself. Anyone who has been in a long-term relationship knows that you come to rely on that person for your primary means of support-while you may have friends and family, you tend to rely on your significant other for most of your emotional needs. Obviously, until recently in her mind, she had a perfect relationship. This is an expression of the grief and loss that she feels. In these lines, she's expressing that somewhere, deep down, this man knows that eventually his deeds will catch up to him, and that something very bad will come of it, but it doesn't phase him-he "doesn't feel a thing," and is completely blind (at least on a conscious level) to the hurt that he will later incur. At some point, she feels, he will recognize that he's done wrong, but it'll be too late to fix things, so that the fears are only a whisper of what might have been at that point.Īnd you know what they say might hurt you Therefore, she claims that he holds the fears "so dear," but by saying that they will "turn to whisper in ear," she means that at some point they will come back to haunt him. He holds these insecurities very close to him, not allowing anyone to see them, and not telling anyone, but instead expressing them in negative ways, by being superficial and lying to people. In the speaker's mind, her deceptive lover's need for deception is because of his own insecurities. By the wrods used, it's clear that the speaker is hurt and angry, not 100% sad or 100% mad, but a mixture of both, because she says it's a "shame," but realizes that he "doesn't seem to understand" and never will, so to be extra angry or sad is futile-it won't go anywhere with him. This is talking about someone she's been in a relationship with who seemed great at the time, but after some time int he relationship with him she's realized he isn't quite what she thought him to be-he's been deceiving her. General CommentThis song is actually pretty straightforward to me, when you look at it out of context with the show.