taylor_yepp July 15th, 2009 09:41PM  
Most people say this is about a friend that someone lost/died, or just slowly over time drifted apart, but I think differently.

When I hear this song, all I can think about is a boy/girl's relationship, one of them dies, & the other never got a chance to say what they really thought of them. The lyrics bounce back & forth from the person alive on earth & the person in heaven & them basically talk to one another.

Boy/Girl that died sings the first verse:
Thank you for being
such a friend to me
Oh I pray a friend for life
And have I ever told you
how much you mean to me
Oh you're everything to me
I'm thinkin all the time
how to tell what I feel
I'm contimplating phrases
I'm gazing at eternity
I am floating in serenity

Basically thanking the other person who is still alive, they never got the chance to tell them what they really felt for them, but now, they are "gazing at eternity & floating in serenity" meaning they are in heaven& are happy & so should their lover on earth.

The person still alive on earth is the chorus & verse 2:
Please don't go just yet
Can you stay a moment please?
We can dance together
and we can dance forever

Under your stars tonight
We'll live and breathe this dream

The person on earth is begging the person that died to stay, just one last night, come back alive & be with me. "Live & breathe this dream" means they know it can & only will be a dream that the significant person will come back to them. They are mourning.

The person in heaven would follow up with verse 3:
Close your eyes
but don't dream too deep
and please pass me some memories
But I fall you're underneath
a thousand broken hearts
Carried by a thousand broken wings
A thousand broken wings

The person in heaven is telling their lover to not hurt, don't forget me, but move on. He/She is also telling them their are other couples that are going through losing the one you lost (a thousand broken hearts, a thousand broke wings) Also, in this lyric, it is also stating that the person's heart on earth is being "Carried" possibly healed by their significant other in heaven.

That's just my intrepretation. I LOVE this song.

anonymous October 24th, 2009 02:46AM  
I think it could be about a dating relationship but to me it really hits a close/best friend thing. (However, either way its an amazing song and both views are great)

Its like a friend attempted or wants to commit suicide and the other is trying to explain to them how they feel.

The first verse is the person thanking their depressed friend and trying to explain their feelings. They want them to know how much the love them but they are having toruble finding the words.

"I am so lost for words. I am so overwhelmed." I see that as the friend being confused on how to help and feeling like its on them to save their friend.

"Please don't go just yet, can you stay a moment please?" that's like them begging their friend not to hurt themselves because they aren't ready to live without them.

"We can dance together, we can dance forever." meaning there are still good times to be had and they have so much more to look forward to in life.

"Under your stars tonight, we live and breathe this dream." the thoughts of that good friend dying consumes their lives as they try to find a way to stop it.

the final verse, in my opinion can go one of two ways (if viewing it as losing a good friend) 1. They are saying pass me some memories and lets remember the good times we've had. you've always been there to catch me and now I'm here for you and our broken wings will help carry our broken hearts to a better place. or 2. The friend ends up committing suicide and the person is asking for their friend to pass them some memories so they don't forget them and to watch over them from above until their broken hearts meet again in heaven.

Again, I agree with this and the one about it being a boyfriend/girlfriend passing. but to me, this gives it a deeper meaning for my life and the things I have dealt with. I think it just depends on what you have been put through.

anonymous January 17th, 2010 03:43AM  
Whatever kind of relationship this song may mean...all types of relationships are important.

Flyleaf is sooooooooo awesome in singing about broken relationship and encourage people, since Lacey had been through so much pain.....it's a great band, I will remember to listen to their songs whenever I encounter problems.