Lyric discussion by Jondude11 

the most obvious meaning behind this song is: a) not being noticed b) looking through someone you originally thought highly of, or loved (probable in this sense) and seeing that they are actually nothing - "eyes of a fallen angel, eyes of a tragedy" referring to their nature c) possibly the person this is referring to is hurt inside and they can't go on to love

Maynard posted a meaning dual meaning for the song on aperfectcircle.com... here's that:

"Up until the mid twentieth century the mountain gorilla was considered a myth. Oddly enough, a legend not unlike bigfoot or the loch ness monster. The chance of actually seeing/experiencing this elusive shadow was as likely as finding ones soulmate. Rare.

Precious.

Even once discovered they seemed unapproachable. The only way to get close to this magnificent creature was to become empathetic. Abandon all pretense and preconceptions.

To bare an open throat. To collapse into the arms of vulnerability.

All but extinct, these beings/moments are threatened by the black hearted.

The cold and oblivious. The empty eyed profit seekers that overlook these

Rare

Precious

Moments."

this is an absolutely incredible... try to figure this out for yourself :) amazing pertinence to what the song means in terms of love, in terms of love... i'm still contemplating the title of the song, that probably has more to do with WHO this specifically for, but it is a song that has pertinence throughout all of life.

THIS SONG'S AMAZING ahhh

wow that was really deep dude love this song such buety with in it too me it feels like he's stalking a girl that is just me talking

I think what he means by that is that the song is about those rare precious moments in life, i dont think its about being sad about being ignored, i think hes more comfortable that way, i think is above him to write a sad love song, in the begining it sounds like he doesnt care at first then it becomes more intense towards the end. I just think hes talking about seeing through this wounded person but the person cant see through his disguise.

Can someone translate that for me? I'm not afraid to admit that I'm kind of dumb and sucked at interpreting the meaning behind text in English class. Does it mean that he is talking about someone who took adavantage of him when he opened up to them? Is there more to it?

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