This is pretty long but, the song starts out with:
"This is the starting of my greatest fear"
So obviously this is something he was always afraid of happening
"All packed up, getting out of here"
He's leaving town/a relationship
"This is the starting of a brand new day"
He's getting ready for a brand new life elsewhere
"I need this city like I need the rain"
Rain is symbolical for pain in this phrase
"I know that somewhere there's a north bound train"
Somewhere, things will be better
"Oh, I'll make it without you...make it without you"
He's trying to make a point that he doesn't need his significant other to be successful in life, but he almost doesn't believe it
"Though my body's laying here, It's my mouth that must be lying now"
He's laying wounded emotionally, he thinks he'll make it without anyone or their help, but he knows he won't
"This is the starting of my fall from grace"
Things were really good at first
"Self esteem, oh it's seen better days"
He's not sure of himself
"But you know I'll never let this go to waste"
He won't let his experience in this relationship be lost
"My friends go out, but I've been staying in"
He may be falling into a depression state
"I know I should, but that's the way it's been"
He may have never been a very outgoing person in the first place
"I never cared much for the taste of gin. Still don't now, but it's been helpin'"
He's drinking in order to get himself through this hard time
"Oh I'll make it without you... in my life"
He'll make it without his friends - they may have caused some depression and drinking as well
"Oh I'll make it without you"
He almost believes he will...
"And though my body's laying here, It's my mouth that must be lying now"
but he knows it's still a lie
It repeats those two lines a couple times trying to fully convince himself that he'll make it without anyone from his town, but he knows that no many how much he tries, it's still a lie
So to wrap it up, people will come and go from your life, but you'll never forget them. And perhaps you wouldn't have made it without them and what they did because they made you stronger from the ups and downs - so without them you wouldn't have been wiser and therefor, wouldn't make it.
This is pretty long but, the song starts out with: "This is the starting of my greatest fear" So obviously this is something he was always afraid of happening
"All packed up, getting out of here" He's leaving town/a relationship "This is the starting of a brand new day" He's getting ready for a brand new life elsewhere
"I need this city like I need the rain" Rain is symbolical for pain in this phrase "I know that somewhere there's a north bound train" Somewhere, things will be better
"Oh, I'll make it without you...make it without you" He's trying to make a point that he doesn't need his significant other to be successful in life, but he almost doesn't believe it
"Though my body's laying here, It's my mouth that must be lying now" He's laying wounded emotionally, he thinks he'll make it without anyone or their help, but he knows he won't
"This is the starting of my fall from grace" Things were really good at first "Self esteem, oh it's seen better days" He's not sure of himself
"But you know I'll never let this go to waste" He won't let his experience in this relationship be lost
"My friends go out, but I've been staying in" He may be falling into a depression state "I know I should, but that's the way it's been" He may have never been a very outgoing person in the first place "I never cared much for the taste of gin. Still don't now, but it's been helpin'" He's drinking in order to get himself through this hard time
"Oh I'll make it without you... in my life" He'll make it without his friends - they may have caused some depression and drinking as well
"Oh I'll make it without you" He almost believes he will... "And though my body's laying here, It's my mouth that must be lying now" but he knows it's still a lie
It repeats those two lines a couple times trying to fully convince himself that he'll make it without anyone from his town, but he knows that no many how much he tries, it's still a lie
So to wrap it up, people will come and go from your life, but you'll never forget them. And perhaps you wouldn't have made it without them and what they did because they made you stronger from the ups and downs - so without them you wouldn't have been wiser and therefor, wouldn't make it.