I've wondered if this line is asking "everyone leaves, so why didn't you leave, too?", as to imply that person stayed with him after previous people have left. or is it "everyone leaves, so why would you be any different?" as to imply that person left his life just like previous people.
"...'everyone leaves, so why didn't you leave, too?', as to imply that person stayed with him after previous people have left."
I think it is meant this way. To my mind, on the one hand he is very happy that she stayed with him after many people have left and he is full of hope etc. On the other hand he thinks it's just too good to be true (having in the back of his mind all the previous disappointments), that's why he says "Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?"
Albeit this thread is years old now, I often like to revisit and scroll through this website. My opinion to this question however, is not that the implication is "why didn't you leave, like the rest?" but more, expecting this person to leave. "Everybody leaves and why, why wouldn't you?" As in to say, no real surprise there due to it happening before, perhaps time and time again, as implied by the lyrics.
Albeit this thread is years old now, I often like to revisit and scroll through this website. My opinion to this question however, is not that the implication is "why didn't you leave, like the rest?" but more, expecting this person to leave. "Everybody leaves and why, why wouldn't you?" As in to say, no real surprise there due to it happening before, perhaps time and time again, as implied by the lyrics.
"Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?"
I've wondered if this line is asking "everyone leaves, so why didn't you leave, too?", as to imply that person stayed with him after previous people have left. or is it "everyone leaves, so why would you be any different?" as to imply that person left his life just like previous people.
Anyway, great album opener.
This was what I was wondering about, too.
This was what I was wondering about, too.
"...'everyone leaves, so why didn't you leave, too?', as to imply that person stayed with him after previous people have left." I think it is meant this way. To my mind, on the one hand he is very happy that she stayed with him after many people have left and he is full of hope etc. On the other hand he thinks it's just too good to be true (having in the back of his mind all the previous disappointments), that's why he says "Everybody leaves, so why, why wouldn't you?"
Albeit this thread is years old now, I often like to revisit and scroll through this website. My opinion to this question however, is not that the implication is "why didn't you leave, like the rest?" but more, expecting this person to leave. "Everybody leaves and why, why wouldn't you?" As in to say, no real surprise there due to it happening before, perhaps time and time again, as implied by the lyrics.
Albeit this thread is years old now, I often like to revisit and scroll through this website. My opinion to this question however, is not that the implication is "why didn't you leave, like the rest?" but more, expecting this person to leave. "Everybody leaves and why, why wouldn't you?" As in to say, no real surprise there due to it happening before, perhaps time and time again, as implied by the lyrics.