I agree with a lot of what Nanos said, and it does sound like this childhood friend of hers is a guy; it feels like he´s suicidal, I couldn´t say if he´s dead or not.
I think that this person is smarter and maybe too "thirsty" for his own good. They have been closer before, and Alanis relates to his frustration.
But what she´s trying to say mostly is that all these things that most people consider determine what kind of person and even the person we are don´t really mean much. She´s saying that they´ve both searched for a deeper meaning in everything, and now he´s mistaken because he´s been overwhelmed by the surface of things.
She´s saying life is about something else, not just the things we see and feel, but it´s about trying to understand something that is not right in front of our eyes.
I agree with a lot of what Nanos said, and it does sound like this childhood friend of hers is a guy; it feels like he´s suicidal, I couldn´t say if he´s dead or not. I think that this person is smarter and maybe too "thirsty" for his own good. They have been closer before, and Alanis relates to his frustration. But what she´s trying to say mostly is that all these things that most people consider determine what kind of person and even the person we are don´t really mean much. She´s saying that they´ve both searched for a deeper meaning in everything, and now he´s mistaken because he´s been overwhelmed by the surface of things. She´s saying life is about something else, not just the things we see and feel, but it´s about trying to understand something that is not right in front of our eyes.