It took a few thousand times it seems, for me to figure out what I thought the meaning of this song is.
The part that finally got my brain in motion was the line "some song about Memphis was playin on the radio" odd as it may seem- parts of my brain associated that with homosexuality. And finally everything started to coming together. The first time I heard this song and many times after it, I thought to myself, what kind of a person says that to someone? "Its not that you're not beautiful, you're just not beautiful to me" that seemed like such an awful thing to say to someone - especially a friend. But now it makes perfect sense.
The man loves his friend, and though he recognizes that love, he knows it's not the love that she's admitting to. That's painful to swallow, and I hurt for them- anyone really, who can't reciprocate feelings of romantic love. I've lost good friends over similar situations.
It took a few thousand times it seems, for me to figure out what I thought the meaning of this song is. The part that finally got my brain in motion was the line "some song about Memphis was playin on the radio" odd as it may seem- parts of my brain associated that with homosexuality. And finally everything started to coming together. The first time I heard this song and many times after it, I thought to myself, what kind of a person says that to someone? "Its not that you're not beautiful, you're just not beautiful to me" that seemed like such an awful thing to say to someone - especially a friend. But now it makes perfect sense. The man loves his friend, and though he recognizes that love, he knows it's not the love that she's admitting to. That's painful to swallow, and I hurt for them- anyone really, who can't reciprocate feelings of romantic love. I've lost good friends over similar situations.