anonymous September 17th, 2008 09:32PM  

She had everything she wanted but she didn't have him. He didn't love her though.
"I, I know why
because when I look in here eyes
I see the sky
when I look in her eyes
well I just see the sky"
This 1 took me a while but I think it means that when you look in someones eyes and you truly love them you can tell but when he looked in her eyes he didn't see anything.
"I don't love you I'm just passing the time
you could love me if I knew how to lie
but who could love me
I am out of my mind
throwing a line out to sea
to see if I can catch a dream"
(my favorite part)
I think this is the girls point of view. The girl doesn't really love him she just wants everything. That the first part. Im not sure about the bottom half though.
"The sun was always in her eyes
she didn't even see me
but that girl had so much love
she'd want to kiss you all the time
Yeah she'd want to kiss you all the time"
I not sure about this
i don't know if these are right but this is what I think it means

anonymous September 23rd, 2008 06:56PM  

Well...this is my interpretation, I know it may not be right but... Here goes.

She held the world upon a string, but she didn't ever hold me, spun the stars on her fingernails, but it never made her happy, because she couldnt' ever have me
she said she'd won the world at a carnival, but she could nt ever me, because she couldnt ever catch me

well, yeah this basically says the girl has everything except this one guy, who she wants so bad it sounds like she'll give up the world for him.

i, I know why, because when I look in her eyes, I just see the skies, when I look in her eyes, well I just see the sky

either this guy doesn't love or just doesn't bother trying.

i don't love you I'm just passing the time.
you could love me if I knew how to lie.
but who could love me I am out of my mind
throw an old line out to sea, to see if I can catch a dream

these lines changed my perspective on the interpretation a lil. It seems this is the chick's POV and she just wants him because she had everything. I think the guy doesn't like her because she has everything(hence the line 'you could love me if Iknew how to lie') and I think the chick is starting to regret her good fortune.

the sun was always in her eyes, she didn't even see me, but that girl had so much love, she'd wanna kiss you all the time, yeah she'd wanna kiss you all the time

okay this song keeps changing my perspectives! I think this guy liked her at one point, but she didn't notice him
then he tries to make an excuse for not dating her('she'd wanna kiss you all the time')

she said she'd won the world at a carnival, but I'm sure it didn't ruin her, it just made her more interesting, it just made her more interesting

this guy is starting get more interested in her and is starting to regret not telling her when he had the chance.

and then the chorus takes on a whole new meaning... I guess the 'sky' is a good thing now and the girl has lost interest and the guy loves her now...so sad. (btw this song made me cry)

pretty.odd. January 15th, 2009 09:48PM  

She held the world upon a string
But she didn't ever hold me
Spun the stars on her fingernails
But it never made her happy
Cause she couldn't ever have me
She said she won the world at a carnival
But she could never win me
Cause she couldn't ever catch me

--
She and the narrator used to have a thing. She had everything, and was extremely spoiled. The narrator broke up with her, for this reason. She was too into her material possessions to have him.

--
I, I know why
Because when I look in her eyes
I just see the sky
When I look in her eyes
Well I, just see the sky
--
Because she had everything, and her personality and such, she was a bit of a ditz. The typical blonde you picture when you think of rich "hollywood" girls. He didn't see any reedeming value with her, except beauty "the sky". But it wasn't enough for him.
--
I don’t love you I'm just passing the time
You could love me if I knew how to lie
But who could love me?
I am out of my mind
Throwing a line out to sea
To see if I can catch a dream
--
We are now on the girls perspective, as she tries to convince herself that she doesn't love the boy. She knows that she has faults, and she wants to change them. She doesn't know how though, so she is "throwing a line out" and praying she'll change.
--
The sun was always in her eyes
She didn't even see me
But that girl had so much love
she'd wanna kiss you all the time
Yeah, she'd wanna kiss you all the time
--
Now we pull in a new character (I believe), who is genuinely in love with the girl. He wasn't good enough for her, so she didn't see him. She always saw past him, to the other boy or her material possessions. This boy though, saw past her issues, and knew that she could truly love someone. He just wishes that some of it was for him.
--
She said she won the world at a carnival
But I'm sure I didn’t ruin her
Just made her more interesting
I'm sure I didn’t ruin her
Just made her more interesting

I, I know why
Because when I look in her eyes
I just see the sky
When I look in her eyes
Well I, I just see the sky
--
Same pov. Everything that bothered the original narrator (First boy) is what the new boy likes about her. She may not be the most intelligent, but she is the most interesting. He loves that she has a history, and her beauty. He also sees the "sky" in her eyes, but he loves it.
--
I don’t love you I'm just passing the time
You could love me if I knew how to lie
But who could love me?
I am out of my mind
Throwing a line out to sea
To see if I can catch a dream
--
Same narrator. He is doing the same, trying to convince himself that he doesn't truly love her.
--

I THINK this is how it is. It changes POV's alot, and I hope this is it. LOL :]

anonymous January 17th, 2009 08:45AM  

Here's my interpretation; I was talking with my friend who loves P!ATD, and I gained more of an understanding by reading some of the ones posted. "She held the world upon a string, but she didn't ever hold me. Spun the stars on her fingernails, but it never made her happy, because she couldn't ever have me" I'm thinking, maybe this has to do with the girl from "Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off" (from their first album) if you remember, the girl had a one night stand, and ruined a relationship with the one she loved. Maybe the girl from that song and from she had the world is the same girl, and in she had the world, the guy is keeping his word and making her regret ever doing that. (btw the thought of the two songs just now came to me.) "I, I know why, because when I look in her eyes, I just see the sky" I have two interpretations to this line. Either every time he looks in her eyes, he just doesnt see anything [love], or when he looks in her eyes, he senses shes lying? "i know why" and the line before that was "but she couldn't ever have me" Well, that's my interpretation. I hope it was at least some-what accurate! And I hope it helped you somehow with the understanding.

anonymous February 4th, 2009 10:09PM  

It actually reminds me of the romance between Lancelot and Guinevere from Idylls of the King.

Kibouser12 March 25th, 2009 11:05PM  

I think that the song is about two Yong lover that slowly realize that its lust, rather that love. it talks about both sides of the relationship. I love this song!

anonymous July 1st, 2009 03:20PM  

i hate to say this, but all of u r wrong. THE MEANING IS: ryan and brendon have comletely different views on their music! Brendon loves the style on "a fever you can't sweat out", while ryan loves the "pretty odd" sound. I know its weird but the lyric " she had the world apon a string, but she didnt ever hold me" is about how "fever" was a great Style, but Ryan was never really happy with it. This completely explains "I don't love you im just passing the time, you could love me if i knew how to lie. But who could love me i am out of my mind. Throwing a line out to sea, to see if I can't catch a dream." meaning: Ryan can pretend to love the music, but he wasnt really happy until "pretty Odd". And he is "throwing a line out to sea" and trying to show people the true him, and the music that he loves to write. Unfourtunatly, the band is split evenly. Spencer is on Brendons side of the argument, and John is on Ryans side. IN NO WAY are they going to split up! but their new album is going to be a cross between the 2 albums to fit everyones needs.