I Saw Her Again

The speaker describes a relationship he knows is unfair. He keeps seeing a woman and has told her he loves her, although he says he does not think about her. His loneliness and need for comfort keep him involved. The mood shifts between relief at having someone who will stay and guilt, distress, and sadness about deceiving her.

“String her along” means keeping someone hopeful about a relationship without being honest about one’s feelings. “In way over my head” suggests he has become trapped in a situation he cannot manage well. The repeated idea that she “will never leave” sounds comforting to him, but also points to how much he depends on her staying. His claim that he wants to “lay down and die” is an expression of intense emotional anguish, not necessarily a literal plan.

The lyrics leave some uncertainty about his feelings. He insists that he does not think of her, yet says he needs her and feels good knowing she will stay. This could mean he is attached to her without loving her as she believes, or that he is confused about what love means to him. Either way, he recognizes that he is “living a lie,” but does not seem ready to end the relationship.