anonymous June 14th, 2008 04:21PM  
I believe that the song isn't just about a lying romantic relationship. To me, the singer is at the end of his/her rope because everything that happens in his/her life is a lie. And now the singer is "holding on your rope" trying to hold onto the relationships and connections with the people that "loved... with a fire red"(the people really important, ones you would give your life for), but his/her hands (10 fingers=both hands) are to occupied with holding onto the truth in life. And now it's "too late to apologize" about lying, and the singer won't take it anymore. Although the singer still loves his/her close people, it is a cold passionless relationship (the fire turning blue".)

anonymous April 12th, 2009 01:57AM  
I'm holding on your rope,
Got me ten feet off the ground

I think this means something like, the first person (the singer) clinging on to the second (the person this song is intended to) person/first-second person's relationship but it greatly harmed the first person(singer) and brought him fear. (Ten feet off the ground, like I will get scared too.)

I'm hearing what you say but I just can't make a sound

The 1st person just doesn't understand what the 2nd person is trying to talk about. In short, there is no mutual understanding in the relationship, and the 1st person is complaining

You tell me that you need me
Then you go and cut me down, but wait

The 2nd person thinks she is the more dominant (stronger) person in this relationship, so she played around with the 1st person's feeling, confusing him. The two lines are contrasting statements, so the 1st person is confused.

You tell me that you're sorry
Didn't think I'd turn around, and say...
It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late

The 2nd person then apologizes and the 1st person is fed up. However, the 2nd person didn't expect that (Didn't think I'd turn around, and say...) . 'It's too late to apologize' means the 1st person is fed up with apologies but no action. It is also the whole song's meaning.

I'd take another chance, take a fall
Take a shot for you

Taking another chance implies to giving the 2nd person a chance to prove she is sincere for her countless apologies. Taking a fall and taking a shot might mean the 1st person sacrificing himself for the 2nd person. However, it seems she doesn't appreciate his help

And I need you like a heart needs a beat
But it's nothing new

It means the 2nd person is very important to the 1st person, based on the metaphor 'like a heart needs a beat' or else it (the relationship) will perish. 'Nothing new' might mean the sufferings the 2nd person gives to the 1st person is not for the first time.

I loved you with a fire red-
Now it's turning blue, and you say...

A fire red might mean with strong passion, as fire usually means warmth and passion and red signifies love and boldness. In short, it is a positive feeling from the 1st person to the 2nd person.
However, the phrase turning blue is something that contrasts with the first line. So, warmth becomes coldness, passion turns into passionless, love becomes hatred and boldness turns into fear. Their feelings toward each other turns into a negative one.

"Sorry" like the angel heaven let me think was you

There is a repetition of sorry or apologies in the whole song. Angels are believed to be a holy symbol, something that brings salvation and all the positive things like love, courage and strength. The phrase 'heaven let me think was you' might imply to the fact the 1st person believed the 2nd person is his soulmate or symbolism of his life.

But I'm afraid...
It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late
It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late
It's too late to apologize, yeah
I said it's too late to apologize, yeah-
I'm holding on your rope, got me ten feet off the ground...

There is a lot of repetition in this last stanza. The main idea is the 1st person is fed up of the 2nd person's excuses. The repetition shows how strong the hatred is. The last line is identical to the first line, signifying a repetition.

In short, this is a dark, breakup song that means the 1st person (the singer) is tired of tolerating the 2nd person's (the person this song is intended to) apology.

anonymous February 16th, 2010 04:47PM  
just want to say that blue fire is actually hotter than red. More dangerous. If you burn your finger on red fire, you get a burn. But if you do it with blue fire the finger comes off! Red fire is the weakest... which puts the song into a whole other context. Maybe its him that needs to apologize...?

anonymous February 19th, 2010 04:44PM  
My opinion about the meaning of this song, and this is just MY opinion, is that the singer loves a girl, a girlfriend. She means everything to him (I’d take another chance, take a fall, take a shot for you. I need you like a heart needs a beat, but it’s nothin’ new.) But she has been cheating on him or whatever and all the time she comes back and says that she's sorry (You tell me that you need me, then you go and cut me down, but wait, you tell me that you’re sorry). The singer knows that even though he still loves her, he can't handle her cheating on him time after time (Didn’t think I’d turn around and say, that it’s too late to apologize, it’s too late... I said it’s too late to apologize. It’s too late.) So he tells her that it's too late for her to come back and say she's sorry. He's done. But... he still loves her, even more than before (I loved you with a fire red but it's turning blue). Blue flame is WAY hotter than red flame. The girl gives the singer a reason for living. (I'm holding on your rope...), but he can't stand it any longer.