Never thought that I would grow so old of seeing the gold
Still I never want it to go
These opening lyrics suggest that the protagonist of the song is tired and possibly slightly depressed, due to the fact that the good days are behind her. It also could suggest that she is upset because shes not allowing herself to 'see the gold' . This is because she then says she never wanted it to go, which suggests its out of her control.
I would hold it up to my cold heart
Feel the way it used to start up
By saying that she has a 'cold heart' its evident now that she is annoyed with herself and beating herself up about her glory days being gone. She is feeling her heart which is helping her to remember the days in which it her heart was alive.
Take me back, take, take
Take me back to the way that I was before
Repetition of 'take me back' suggests how desperate the situation has gotten. She wants to be back in the good old days.
Hungry for what was to come
Now I'm longing for the way I was
These lyrics show similarity to the saying 'you don't know you're in the good old days until you've left them'. The use of the word 'longing' again suggests that shes desperate and lonely today, which is a contrast to how she used to be.
You say you will, say you will save me
You say you will, say you will save me
You say you will, say you will save me
You say you will, say you will, oh-oh
These are the first lyrics which indicate another party, possibly a love interest or an old friend. Whoever it is, it suggests that the person is the key to regaining the days which she wants to be back in.
Take me back
Give it up, give it up to me
Cause I can't go on
If your love isn't strong
We now know that the person is a love interest. Not only is this person the key to her happiness, but she physically cant go on without them.
See I wanna know
Give me, give me all your love
If you can't hold on
Then baby, baby don't save me now
(If your love isn't strong)
Baby, don't save me now
No, no
There's now contradiction, through her now saying not to 'save' her. This suggests confusion, and also potentially a contentedness with her life, should she receive what she wants from this person but only halfheartedly.
All my life I wasn't trying to get on a highway
I was wondering which way to go
Spending all of my damn time
Leaving all the weight behind you
By saying how she used to leave all of her weight behind her, shes suggesting that she should be more like that now, but cant sue to the larger issues she now has to face. Also, by saying she was 'wondering which way to go' it suggests that she eventually chose the wrong direction and is now effectively trying to do a u-turn, which she need this love interest to help her out with.
Take me back, take take
Take me back to the song how it used to go oh-oh
Screaming for what was to come
Now I'm dreaming 'bout the way I was
Shes referring her life to a song which has hit a moment that she isn't happy with like, and she now wants to return to the section of the song she liked. By using the word 'dreaming' when referring to how she was, it implies that her past life is now nothing but a memory and that all hopes to resurrect it are actually in vain.
And if I have to beg for your love
(Again, and again and again)
Tell me, tell me
Oh, will it ever be enough?
(Again, and again and again)
Tell me, tell me
And if I have to beg for your love
(Again, and again and again)
Tell me, tell me
Oh, will it ever be enough?
(Again, and again and again)
She is starting to realise that getting her old life back may not be successful with this one person alone.
