As the lead singer explained, himself, in an interview in a rock magazine I read, though I can't recall the name of it for the life of me, this song is a recollection, in segments, of the occurrences that transpired between a friend of Justin Furstenfield and his closest female friend.
According to Justin, the man i question (Justin's best friend) knew a particular female since they were very small children, and she was the closest friend that he had. (I came to see the light in my best friend) He was, in fact, completely overtaken with love for her, but he was terrified to inform her of it for fear it would ruin their friendship.
He kept it in to himself for so long that she married someone else. (My chance to be open was broken and now you're Mrs. Him.) He did, however, bring himself to break the news to her, ON her wedding day. He did not want to break the news to her in the place of her wedding, as he did not want to cause a scene or potentially cause her to cry in front of everyone she knew, so he asked her to take a walk to talk to her in private. (Congratulations. Would you like to take a walk with me?)
When he opened up his heart to her, she let him know that she had loved him since she was old enough to know what it really meant, and that she was positive he loved her too.
She, however, hated him for never telling her the feelings he had for her, and always felt like by not telling her, he was abandoning her. (My heart can't take this cover up...you left me.) Of course, the wedding continued (Or already happened; he did not say for certain if it transpires before or after the matrimony, though the lyrics of the song lead me to speculate it is post-wedding.) ("I can't change this, I can never take it back" "Now you're Mrs. Him" "Congratulations")
The wedding of the love of his life to another man, however, was enough to emotionally crush Justin's nameless best friend (I'll try to say I'm happy for you), and after confessing his lifelong love to this woman in an apparently futile attempt to get her back, he committed suicide shortly after. (Make it go away...please)
The loss of his best friend and the reasoning behind it is the meaning behind this song, according to the lead vocalist. It is also a plea to anyone in a similar situation to take the risk that Justin's friend did not, as it is an example of the tremendous consequences.
Also, the "My mind, it kind of goes fast. I'll try to slow it down for you," is, and this is speculation from me, not from a source as reliable as the vocalist himself, but when you've held in feelings for someone as long as he did, you will have thousands of things running through your mind that you've always wanted to say, or that you've replayed in your mind hundreds of times. But he was saying that he will slow it down and basically just tell her the fundamentals of what he was trying to say -- that he loved her.
In my opinion, this is one of the most beautifully written and performed songs I have ever heard in my entire life, which has been situated for the vast majority in music.
As the lead singer explained, himself, in an interview in a rock magazine I read, though I can't recall the name of it for the life of me, this song is a recollection, in segments, of the occurrences that transpired between a friend of Justin Furstenfield and his closest female friend.
According to Justin, the man i question (Justin's best friend) knew a particular female since they were very small children, and she was the closest friend that he had. (I came to see the light in my best friend) He was, in fact, completely overtaken with love for her, but he was terrified to inform her of it for fear it would ruin their friendship.
He kept it in to himself for so long that she married someone else. (My chance to be open was broken and now you're Mrs. Him.) He did, however, bring himself to break the news to her, ON her wedding day. He did not want to break the news to her in the place of her wedding, as he did not want to cause a scene or potentially cause her to cry in front of everyone she knew, so he asked her to take a walk to talk to her in private. (Congratulations. Would you like to take a walk with me?)
When he opened up his heart to her, she let him know that she had loved him since she was old enough to know what it really meant, and that she was positive he loved her too.
She, however, hated him for never telling her the feelings he had for her, and always felt like by not telling her, he was abandoning her. (My heart can't take this cover up...you left me.) Of course, the wedding continued (Or already happened; he did not say for certain if it transpires before or after the matrimony, though the lyrics of the song lead me to speculate it is post-wedding.) ("I can't change this, I can never take it back" "Now you're Mrs. Him" "Congratulations")
The wedding of the love of his life to another man, however, was enough to emotionally crush Justin's nameless best friend (I'll try to say I'm happy for you), and after confessing his lifelong love to this woman in an apparently futile attempt to get her back, he committed suicide shortly after. (Make it go away...please)
The loss of his best friend and the reasoning behind it is the meaning behind this song, according to the lead vocalist. It is also a plea to anyone in a similar situation to take the risk that Justin's friend did not, as it is an example of the tremendous consequences.
Also, the "My mind, it kind of goes fast. I'll try to slow it down for you," is, and this is speculation from me, not from a source as reliable as the vocalist himself, but when you've held in feelings for someone as long as he did, you will have thousands of things running through your mind that you've always wanted to say, or that you've replayed in your mind hundreds of times. But he was saying that he will slow it down and basically just tell her the fundamentals of what he was trying to say -- that he loved her.
In my opinion, this is one of the most beautifully written and performed songs I have ever heard in my entire life, which has been situated for the vast majority in music.
I hope this helps anyone reading.