In effort to keep the spirit of what this site should be about which is expressing what we feel these songs mean to us...I thought i'd offer my interpretation for what I would like to believe this song means or at least acknowledge what it means to me:
Coming to terms with wanting a second chance with someone you once were close with. Most likely, romantically. Everyone always says " Just give it time" but sometimes time can only make the inner turmoil worse and the regret grows so large it becomes overwhelming which I think Dave captures so perfectly..on one hand you want to move on but on the other all you want to do is get on your knees and beg for that person to take you back but perhaps its the person's pride that makes it hard to go back:
" Come and see
I swear by now I'm playing time
I against my troubles
I'm coming slow but speeding
Do you wish a dance and while I'm
In the front
The play on time is won
But the difficulty is coming here "
And everyone is counseling you on how to move on and get over whatever remorse you are feeling you know what you want to do and you aren't interested in hearing others stories you are willing to make your own mistakes
"I will go in this way
And find my own way out
I wont tell you to stay
But I'm coming to much more
Me"
So you do it...you go back. You walk back into their life and lay it on the line...
"All at once the ghosts come back
Reeling in you now
What if they came down crushing
Remember when I used to play for
All of the loneliness that nobody
Notice now
I'm begging slow I'm coming here
Only waiting I wanted to stay
I wanted to play
I wanted to love you
I'm only this far
And only tomorrow leads my way
I'm coming waltzing back and moving into your head
Please, I wouldnt pass this by
I would take any more than
What sort of man goes by
I will bring water
Why wont you ever be glad
It melts into wonder
I came in praying for you
why wont you run
In the rain and play
Let the tears splash all over you "
and then you wait...and you hope. I think the tears are almost like a reference to other person cleansing themselves from whatever hard feelings they are holding onto from the past so that they can move forward....hopefully together? and the music is so powerful it captures all of those feelings of tension, love, frustration, remorse, anxiety, and most of all hope. In the end I feel that is emotion that is the driving force behind this song. Hope.
@lyriclover81 YES, the whole concept of "time" in romance does not make sense. Nothing in romantic relationships makes sense. The pain cuts deep and is crushing. It's difficult to pull oneself out, of the crushing pain, let alone, be cognizant of appropriate timing. I just love this song. It's in my top 10 faves for life. Maybe even top five.
@lyriclover81 YES, the whole concept of "time" in romance does not make sense. Nothing in romantic relationships makes sense. The pain cuts deep and is crushing. It's difficult to pull oneself out, of the crushing pain, let alone, be cognizant of appropriate timing. I just love this song. It's in my top 10 faves for life. Maybe even top five.
In effort to keep the spirit of what this site should be about which is expressing what we feel these songs mean to us...I thought i'd offer my interpretation for what I would like to believe this song means or at least acknowledge what it means to me:
Coming to terms with wanting a second chance with someone you once were close with. Most likely, romantically. Everyone always says " Just give it time" but sometimes time can only make the inner turmoil worse and the regret grows so large it becomes overwhelming which I think Dave captures so perfectly..on one hand you want to move on but on the other all you want to do is get on your knees and beg for that person to take you back but perhaps its the person's pride that makes it hard to go back: " Come and see I swear by now I'm playing time I against my troubles I'm coming slow but speeding Do you wish a dance and while I'm In the front The play on time is won But the difficulty is coming here "
And everyone is counseling you on how to move on and get over whatever remorse you are feeling you know what you want to do and you aren't interested in hearing others stories you are willing to make your own mistakes "I will go in this way And find my own way out I wont tell you to stay But I'm coming to much more Me"
So you do it...you go back. You walk back into their life and lay it on the line... "All at once the ghosts come back Reeling in you now What if they came down crushing Remember when I used to play for All of the loneliness that nobody Notice now I'm begging slow I'm coming here Only waiting I wanted to stay I wanted to play I wanted to love you I'm only this far And only tomorrow leads my way
I'm coming waltzing back and moving into your head Please, I wouldnt pass this by I would take any more than What sort of man goes by I will bring water Why wont you ever be glad It melts into wonder I came in praying for you why wont you run In the rain and play Let the tears splash all over you "
and then you wait...and you hope. I think the tears are almost like a reference to other person cleansing themselves from whatever hard feelings they are holding onto from the past so that they can move forward....hopefully together? and the music is so powerful it captures all of those feelings of tension, love, frustration, remorse, anxiety, and most of all hope. In the end I feel that is emotion that is the driving force behind this song. Hope.
@lyriclover81 YES, the whole concept of "time" in romance does not make sense. Nothing in romantic relationships makes sense. The pain cuts deep and is crushing. It's difficult to pull oneself out, of the crushing pain, let alone, be cognizant of appropriate timing. I just love this song. It's in my top 10 faves for life. Maybe even top five.
@lyriclover81 YES, the whole concept of "time" in romance does not make sense. Nothing in romantic relationships makes sense. The pain cuts deep and is crushing. It's difficult to pull oneself out, of the crushing pain, let alone, be cognizant of appropriate timing. I just love this song. It's in my top 10 faves for life. Maybe even top five.