I think this song is about two people who are in a relationship teetering on a breakup. They love each other madly, but fight wickedly “the bullets in our firefight”. They know something has to change, or it has to end. “waste the hours with talking talking” refers to working on the problems of the relationship. The space between refers to the space between the fighting. It’s where the love is most evident. It’s what “keeps us coming back for more”. He sings, “The space between the tears we cry is the laughter…”He wants to get the relationship back to the love, to keep “safe from the pain” which is destroying their hope for a future. When he sings, “all we can do, my love is hope we don’t take this ship down” he’s saying he hopes they don’t destroy the relationship with all the B.S. He saying he’s holding onto the best parts of the relationship and he’ll be waiting for her. He wants to take her hand & walk away from the pain and focus on the love and the future.
My take on this song is something like Peppermint's. Although I'm not sure I see it as a break up. I think its about patience. And about feeling strongly for someone who is afraid and so they put guards up. Think about it.. if someone always fights your love, you start wondering if you should keep giving it.. Your guard goes up too. Then you are both on some weird roller coaster that doesnt need to be.. they they would just relax and enjoy the good with you. Yet as the one more sure about it all, they lyrics speak...
My take on this song is something like Peppermint's. Although I'm not sure I see it as a break up. I think its about patience. And about feeling strongly for someone who is afraid and so they put guards up. Think about it.. if someone always fights your love, you start wondering if you should keep giving it.. Your guard goes up too. Then you are both on some weird roller coaster that doesnt need to be.. they they would just relax and enjoy the good with you. Yet as the one more sure about it all, they lyrics speak about how even though it becomes warring hearts and even id she may of freaked, "going off like the devil in the middle of a crowded room" at the base of his heart he knows she is just putting a wall up to be "safe from the pain". So, he's trying to be patient because he knows she's not the devil and hopes that eventually she'll trust and let his love touch her heart like "The rain that falls. Splash in your heart". Drives him nuts. He fights back sometimes too. Yet all in all, he feels sure enough to want to be patient and reassure her with words like ... "Take my hand.... we're walking out of here... (together, out of this scarey place). I got all the time for you, love... Love is all we need... (Im not going away cuz) The space between .... Is where you'll find me hiding, waiting for you..."
In time we'll be okay cuz... "The Space Between, Your heart and mine, Is the space we'll fill with time..."
I feel this way about someone with their guard up. Don't know if it will work out, but my heart wants to show them I believe in them/us and see through the walls to a better place.. no matter how bad I do/want to fight back sometimes because when they act out and pull away.. it hurts.
@peppermint and @Saggitari Thank you both for your beautiful interpretations. I would add the idea that the "space between" might be the antidote to the painful misunderstandings that arise in a relationship. The space between is the "love that's hiding here" to borrow a line from another song. Its the everpresent truth that opposes the lies and mental exaggerations that bring so many relationships down.
In this song, one party seems to notice this and is making a plea to the other to notice it as well. When he says "the space we'll fill with time" I think...
@peppermint and @Saggitari Thank you both for your beautiful interpretations. I would add the idea that the "space between" might be the antidote to the painful misunderstandings that arise in a relationship. The space between is the "love that's hiding here" to borrow a line from another song. Its the everpresent truth that opposes the lies and mental exaggerations that bring so many relationships down.
In this song, one party seems to notice this and is making a plea to the other to notice it as well. When he says "the space we'll fill with time" I think he's saying "lets return to love and in time we'll be as one and the space will be filled.
I think this song is about two people who are in a relationship teetering on a breakup. They love each other madly, but fight wickedly “the bullets in our firefight”. They know something has to change, or it has to end. “waste the hours with talking talking” refers to working on the problems of the relationship. The space between refers to the space between the fighting. It’s where the love is most evident. It’s what “keeps us coming back for more”. He sings, “The space between the tears we cry is the laughter…”He wants to get the relationship back to the love, to keep “safe from the pain” which is destroying their hope for a future. When he sings, “all we can do, my love is hope we don’t take this ship down” he’s saying he hopes they don’t destroy the relationship with all the B.S. He saying he’s holding onto the best parts of the relationship and he’ll be waiting for her. He wants to take her hand & walk away from the pain and focus on the love and the future.
My take on this song is something like Peppermint's. Although I'm not sure I see it as a break up. I think its about patience. And about feeling strongly for someone who is afraid and so they put guards up. Think about it.. if someone always fights your love, you start wondering if you should keep giving it.. Your guard goes up too. Then you are both on some weird roller coaster that doesnt need to be.. they they would just relax and enjoy the good with you. Yet as the one more sure about it all, they lyrics speak...
My take on this song is something like Peppermint's. Although I'm not sure I see it as a break up. I think its about patience. And about feeling strongly for someone who is afraid and so they put guards up. Think about it.. if someone always fights your love, you start wondering if you should keep giving it.. Your guard goes up too. Then you are both on some weird roller coaster that doesnt need to be.. they they would just relax and enjoy the good with you. Yet as the one more sure about it all, they lyrics speak about how even though it becomes warring hearts and even id she may of freaked, "going off like the devil in the middle of a crowded room" at the base of his heart he knows she is just putting a wall up to be "safe from the pain". So, he's trying to be patient because he knows she's not the devil and hopes that eventually she'll trust and let his love touch her heart like "The rain that falls. Splash in your heart". Drives him nuts. He fights back sometimes too. Yet all in all, he feels sure enough to want to be patient and reassure her with words like ... "Take my hand.... we're walking out of here... (together, out of this scarey place). I got all the time for you, love... Love is all we need... (Im not going away cuz) The space between .... Is where you'll find me hiding, waiting for you..." In time we'll be okay cuz... "The Space Between, Your heart and mine, Is the space we'll fill with time..."
I feel this way about someone with their guard up. Don't know if it will work out, but my heart wants to show them I believe in them/us and see through the walls to a better place.. no matter how bad I do/want to fight back sometimes because when they act out and pull away.. it hurts.
@peppermint and @Saggitari Thank you both for your beautiful interpretations. I would add the idea that the "space between" might be the antidote to the painful misunderstandings that arise in a relationship. The space between is the "love that's hiding here" to borrow a line from another song. Its the everpresent truth that opposes the lies and mental exaggerations that bring so many relationships down. In this song, one party seems to notice this and is making a plea to the other to notice it as well. When he says "the space we'll fill with time" I think...
@peppermint and @Saggitari Thank you both for your beautiful interpretations. I would add the idea that the "space between" might be the antidote to the painful misunderstandings that arise in a relationship. The space between is the "love that's hiding here" to borrow a line from another song. Its the everpresent truth that opposes the lies and mental exaggerations that bring so many relationships down.
In this song, one party seems to notice this and is making a plea to the other to notice it as well. When he says "the space we'll fill with time" I think he's saying "lets return to love and in time we'll be as one and the space will be filled.