What a master songwriter. I'm just continually amazed at the deep meanings of his songs. This song is about sadness and depression. He knows he cannot give her his heart the way she needs it, so to spare her the pain, he leaves. This is reinforced in the last stanza, but the sadness and remorse are now joined at the end with a feeling of uselessness, of a greater depression. Very sad song, but as a long-time sufferer of depression myself, I can't help but wonder if Houck has ever suffered from depression or been close to someone who has, because it is not an easy disease to understand, and I don't think this song could be written by anyone who didn't understand it. Beautifully dark.
What a master songwriter. I'm just continually amazed at the deep meanings of his songs. This song is about sadness and depression. He knows he cannot give her his heart the way she needs it, so to spare her the pain, he leaves. This is reinforced in the last stanza, but the sadness and remorse are now joined at the end with a feeling of uselessness, of a greater depression. Very sad song, but as a long-time sufferer of depression myself, I can't help but wonder if Houck has ever suffered from depression or been close to someone who has, because it is not an easy disease to understand, and I don't think this song could be written by anyone who didn't understand it. Beautifully dark.