I didn't get the feeling of disappointment at all - I did hear the caution in it though. I feel like it's a song of anticipation... can it really be that the person he has waited for is here? That all this time he has waited (the ice-age thawing), and now he's beginning to believe that the wait is at end... "every little thing anticipates you" and "all down my veins my heart strings call" is that great tingly excitement/hope that he is feeling. the stanza where he talks about 'we all know, don't we, that stars will explode in the sky" sounds sarcastic - like what you've said previously - the false expectation of what love will be like. but the reality is "stars have their moments and they die", much like our own lives - great moments, and a natural conclusion. I love this song!
I didn't get the feeling of disappointment at all - I did hear the caution in it though. I feel like it's a song of anticipation... can it really be that the person he has waited for is here? That all this time he has waited (the ice-age thawing), and now he's beginning to believe that the wait is at end... "every little thing anticipates you" and "all down my veins my heart strings call" is that great tingly excitement/hope that he is feeling. the stanza where he talks about 'we all know, don't we, that stars will explode in the sky" sounds sarcastic - like what you've said previously - the false expectation of what love will be like. but the reality is "stars have their moments and they die", much like our own lives - great moments, and a natural conclusion. I love this song!