He has a deep sadness - perhaps depression - and it is distancing him from her. She can't reach him. She keeps things together practically, waiting for him to reach out to her. She tries to make her love for him light, not another burden. She knows he feels the pain of their strained relationship and that he feels lonely in his depression. Yet he cannot do anything but alienate her, and she is unable to draw him out of himself. It's an unbelievably sad song. I've been through this and for me, it captures the mood perfectly.
He has a deep sadness - perhaps depression - and it is distancing him from her. She can't reach him. She keeps things together practically, waiting for him to reach out to her. She tries to make her love for him light, not another burden. She knows he feels the pain of their strained relationship and that he feels lonely in his depression. Yet he cannot do anything but alienate her, and she is unable to draw him out of himself. It's an unbelievably sad song. I've been through this and for me, it captures the mood perfectly.