My Dad (A huge fan of The Who, a really smart guy by all accounts), told me his opinion of the song, which makes a lot of sense to me. He pointed out that the end of the last verse "How can I measure up to anyone now after such a love as this", doesn't really sound like he's talking to a girl, it sounds more like he's talking about religion, which we know Pete Townshend kindasortamaybe dabbled in. So that would explain the chorus, he's asking who or what is above him, what is outside this world. And then the rest of the song is about an event that became a religious epiphany, that makes him questions how he got here.
My Dad (A huge fan of The Who, a really smart guy by all accounts), told me his opinion of the song, which makes a lot of sense to me. He pointed out that the end of the last verse "How can I measure up to anyone now after such a love as this", doesn't really sound like he's talking to a girl, it sounds more like he's talking about religion, which we know Pete Townshend kindasortamaybe dabbled in. So that would explain the chorus, he's asking who or what is above him, what is outside this world. And then the rest of the song is about an event that became a religious epiphany, that makes him questions how he got here.