This song absolutely kills me- every line is laced with such pure desire and longing.
He is infatuated, almost in a lust-filled fever: 'I dreamt about you nearly every night this week' or 'there's this tune I found that makes me think of you somehow and I play it on repeat until I fall asleep'. He just can't get her out of his head.
I don't think they were ever together exclusively. Maybe they were on the verge of something more, and they'd say stuff to each other ('baby we both know that the nights were mainly made for things you can't say tomorrow day…')
At one point he knew she liked him back ('been wondering if your heart's STILL open..')
Something happened though, but he's still stuck on her. She is all he can think of, sober or drunk, and he just wants to know if she feels the same way.
Often with this type of obsession you turn the other person into something they are not or something they can never live up to. That's why he asks 'do I wanna know if this feeling goes both ways?' Does he face getting his feelings turned down? Or even worse, might he realise that she is not the person he has made her to be in his head?
There is a sick, exquisite kind of pain that comes with loving or lusting after someone you can't have. this song perfectly encapsulates that.
@ashlove
I totally agree,
The only thing I can add is ... she has a boyfriend.. but deep down she likes him as well and now he knows she has feelings because they talk at night and say things to each-other that they cant say the next day as they go on with their 'normal live's'. It's her call to leave her boyfriend -hoping that she'd stay with him instead. And yes, he has built her up in his head.. infatuated. They've never been together yet. Sorry to interrupted (her relationship ) but we could be together if she wanted to.
@ashlove
I totally agree,
The only thing I can add is ... she has a boyfriend.. but deep down she likes him as well and now he knows she has feelings because they talk at night and say things to each-other that they cant say the next day as they go on with their 'normal live's'. It's her call to leave her boyfriend -hoping that she'd stay with him instead. And yes, he has built her up in his head.. infatuated. They've never been together yet. Sorry to interrupted (her relationship ) but we could be together if she wanted to.
@ashlove I think your interpretation is correct, but there is a bit missing: "do I wanna know?" the singer asks himself? Does he want to know if she likes him too, or is he too scared for a negative outcome? So far, this is written here already.
However, the song is a process towards answering the question. First of all: "Now, I've thought it through". So he's made his mind up. And this is emphasized by the last sentence, when he directly asks her: "do you want me crawling back to you?"
So does he want to know? Yes. He decides during...
@ashlove I think your interpretation is correct, but there is a bit missing: "do I wanna know?" the singer asks himself? Does he want to know if she likes him too, or is he too scared for a negative outcome? So far, this is written here already.
However, the song is a process towards answering the question. First of all: "Now, I've thought it through". So he's made his mind up. And this is emphasized by the last sentence, when he directly asks her: "do you want me crawling back to you?"
So does he want to know? Yes. He decides during the song, and therefore asks her at the end.
It's true that it's unclear what the history was. Ex-girlfriend, a fling, someone else's girlfriend... it's impossible to tell. It's not very important though, it's about the infatuation as you say, and the subsequent decision process.
This song absolutely kills me- every line is laced with such pure desire and longing. He is infatuated, almost in a lust-filled fever: 'I dreamt about you nearly every night this week' or 'there's this tune I found that makes me think of you somehow and I play it on repeat until I fall asleep'. He just can't get her out of his head.
I don't think they were ever together exclusively. Maybe they were on the verge of something more, and they'd say stuff to each other ('baby we both know that the nights were mainly made for things you can't say tomorrow day…') At one point he knew she liked him back ('been wondering if your heart's STILL open..')
Something happened though, but he's still stuck on her. She is all he can think of, sober or drunk, and he just wants to know if she feels the same way.
Often with this type of obsession you turn the other person into something they are not or something they can never live up to. That's why he asks 'do I wanna know if this feeling goes both ways?' Does he face getting his feelings turned down? Or even worse, might he realise that she is not the person he has made her to be in his head?
There is a sick, exquisite kind of pain that comes with loving or lusting after someone you can't have. this song perfectly encapsulates that.
great interpretation.
great interpretation.
I was in a situation exactly like this and the song perfectly describes how I felt. You hit it right on the head.
I was in a situation exactly like this and the song perfectly describes how I felt. You hit it right on the head.
@ashlove I totally agree. I think she has a tendency to come-on to him when shes out partying or drunk.
@ashlove I totally agree. I think she has a tendency to come-on to him when shes out partying or drunk.
@ashlove I totally agree, The only thing I can add is ... she has a boyfriend.. but deep down she likes him as well and now he knows she has feelings because they talk at night and say things to each-other that they cant say the next day as they go on with their 'normal live's'. It's her call to leave her boyfriend -hoping that she'd stay with him instead. And yes, he has built her up in his head.. infatuated. They've never been together yet. Sorry to interrupted (her relationship ) but we could be together if she wanted to.
@ashlove I totally agree, The only thing I can add is ... she has a boyfriend.. but deep down she likes him as well and now he knows she has feelings because they talk at night and say things to each-other that they cant say the next day as they go on with their 'normal live's'. It's her call to leave her boyfriend -hoping that she'd stay with him instead. And yes, he has built her up in his head.. infatuated. They've never been together yet. Sorry to interrupted (her relationship ) but we could be together if she wanted to.
@ashlove I think your interpretation is correct, but there is a bit missing: "do I wanna know?" the singer asks himself? Does he want to know if she likes him too, or is he too scared for a negative outcome? So far, this is written here already. However, the song is a process towards answering the question. First of all: "Now, I've thought it through". So he's made his mind up. And this is emphasized by the last sentence, when he directly asks her: "do you want me crawling back to you?" So does he want to know? Yes. He decides during...
@ashlove I think your interpretation is correct, but there is a bit missing: "do I wanna know?" the singer asks himself? Does he want to know if she likes him too, or is he too scared for a negative outcome? So far, this is written here already. However, the song is a process towards answering the question. First of all: "Now, I've thought it through". So he's made his mind up. And this is emphasized by the last sentence, when he directly asks her: "do you want me crawling back to you?" So does he want to know? Yes. He decides during the song, and therefore asks her at the end. It's true that it's unclear what the history was. Ex-girlfriend, a fling, someone else's girlfriend... it's impossible to tell. It's not very important though, it's about the infatuation as you say, and the subsequent decision process.