Lyric discussion by TRUTH1874 

"Young and full of running Tell me where's that taking me? Just a great figure 8 or a tiny infinity" -I think what he's saying in these lines is that he's been running away from love and feels that hasn't taken him anywhere. When referring to a great figure 8 he means he's just basically going in circles, going nowhere. The tiny infinity he is talking about a sideways 8, which sybolizes infinity when applying it to math.

"For all of my trying You still end up dying How can it be?" -As for this line, i believe it means that no matter how hard he tries in the relationship it still doesn't work out. And he doesn't understand why.

"I want you so bad I'll go back on the things I believe" -I find meaning in this line from personal experience: He wants her so bad that he'll go back on his own rules, morals, values, etc. just to be with here. You can understand this feeling if you've ever been passionately in love with someone, whether that love is good or bad,it is still full of passion.

Hope this helps!

WOW... yours is the only answer that FULLY fits my own interpretation!

"Young and full of running" Familiarity with the playful 'dirty' versions of said John Mayer.. I imagine he might have began writing this song with a different word than 'running'... but it was a very good switch that adds to meaning of the song.

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