Song, Lyrics and Meaning

There is a map on my room, on the wall of my room and I've got big, big plans

• While he is still living at home, he has plans for the future, to travel, to be someone, to do something important

And I can see them slipping through, almost slipping through the palms of my sweaty hands

• The sweaty hands are a clear indicator that he is nervous and feels he may be incompetent when it comes to putting these plans into action

And I move slow, just slow enough to make you uncomfortable

• These 'big plans' are 'slipping through his hands' because he's getting older and still has not many any effort to go through with these plans and this is making a loved one of his uncomfortable, they are worries he'll never go through with these plans

You say I hate you, you mean it and I love you sounds fake, it's taken me so long to figure that out

• Couples can happily joke that they hate each other but he is beginning to worry that when their partner jokingly says they hate them, it sounds genuine and the serious statement of 'I love you' feels forced and fake
• It also alludes to how passionate people are when they say they hate someone, it comes from the gut, whereas you tell people you love them as a formality even when it's not true

I used to love the taste, I would do anything for it, now I would do anything to get the taste out of my mouth

• He used to love how saying 'I love you' made him felt but now that he's realised it sounds fake, the idea of love disgusts him

And you're so confident but I can hear you crying in your sleeping bag

• On the outside they appear to have their life in control but they cry themselves to sleep at night so no one can truly knows what goes on behind closed doors

But you were broken bad yourself, you were mad as hell, you felt that if you had done anything with anyone else it would have worked out so well

• This quite serious statement ends on a sarcastic note so I feel like he is implying that although she may blame him for their problems it would have been like this with anyone because of how broken she is

But you are an artist and your mind don't work the way you want it to

• One of the hardest parts about having a creative mind is that inspiration can strike at any time, you can't choose when you want to be creative, this can result in personal frustration and even depression due to waiting for an artistic breakthrough you know might never happen
• In order to be creative you have to think outside the box and as a result of this you might feel like you never really belong hence it not working the way you want it to

One day you'll be washing yourself with hand soap in a public bathroom

• One day you could have a lifestyle which requires you to wash with hand soap rather than taking a shower
• Due to his career goals he has become a nomad

And you'll be thinking 'How did I get here? Where the hell am I?'

• If you're ever in that situation you'd question why nothing seems to be going right for you but at the same time he's very nonchalant about the situation as he feels if he carries on going there is a chance for things to change.

If the roles were reversed, you could have seen me sneaking up, sneaking up from behind

• He thought he had all the time in the world to accomplish his dreams and so ended up relaxing too much but now time has caught up with him and he wishes that he could go back and change things

She sees these visions, she feels emotion, she says that I cannot go, she sees my plane in the ocean

• The loved one doesn't want him to leave as they are worried that there will be an accident like a plane crash and they'll never see him again

'And what about your friends, don't you love them enough to stay?' And I say if I don't leave now I will never get away

• She tries to convince him to stay because all his friends are at home and he tries to explain that if he doesn't leave while he is young he'll become too attached and never want to leave
• The longer you stay somewhere the harder it is for you to leave

Let me a blue raft on a blue sea, I'll blend right in

• Specifically he wants to be lost out at sea but more generally he would rather be lost than in the comfort of his own home

There is a map in my room

On the wall of my room

And I've got big, big plans

But I can see them falling through

Almost feel them slipping through the palms of my sweaty hands

And I move slowly

Just slow enough to make you uncomfortable

But you were broken bad yourself

And you were mad as hell you felt

If you had done anything with anyone else it would have worked out so well

But you are an artist and your mind don't work the way you want it to

One day you'll be washing yourself with hand soap in a public bathroom

And you'll be thinking 'How did I get here?'

'Where the hell am I?'

If the roles were reversed you could have seen me sneaking up

Sneaking up from behind

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