Christina Perri: Distance Meaning

Song Released: 2012

Distance Lyrics

The sun is filling up the room
And I can hear you dreaming
Do you feel the way I do right now?

I wish we would just give up
'Cause the best part is falling
Call it anything but love

And I will make sure to keep my distance
Say I love...

1. anonymous

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   Jan 6th 2012 !⃝

   To me, this song means that you are in love with someone, but you can't have them and never will. A person so far out of reach, maybe someone that you could never be with because you'd get into trouble if you were with them. But you want them so much. And every tiny thing they do, every glance, every smile, every word - you're constantly wondering... "Do you feel the way I do right now?"
   
   You wish you could tell this person how you feel, but you can't so you say "I love you" when they aren't listening. You are afraid of rejection and betrayal. But nothing can stop you from loving them <3
   
   (This song pretty much describes my love life right now)
2. anonymous

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   Jan 2nd 2012 !⃝

   when i listen to this song, this is what i interperite it as. she's in love with a guy, and she thinks that he loves her too, but she doesnt know. and she has a habit of going into relationships too fast and sharing her feelings, so she is keeping her distance. shes not telling him until he says something to her. she doesnt know how long its going to last, her waiting. she doesnt know if he feels the same way. when she with him, she can barley stand it, because she wants to be with him so bad.
   
   "And I will make sure to keep my distance
   Say I love you when you're not listening
   And how long can we keep this up."
3. anonymous

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   Dec 6th 2011 !⃝

   i think that this about being in love with a best friend or something or maybe like a friend with benefits? but she wont admit to him that she likes him and by the sounds of it he likes her too but he wont admit it either possibly because they both think it will make it awkward and they dont want that so they just hide their true feelings so their friendship doesnt get ruined but secretly she'll keep waiting for him to take her and she'll give him everything because she loves him x
4. anonymous

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   Nov 27th 2011 !⃝

   I agree with some of the comments above.
   
   I think this song is about how the girl love a boy who is committed or in a relationship. The girl loves the boy and at the same time the boy felt that way too. The girl is scared of what would happen if she would risk the feeling she has with the boy.
   
   I love this song.. <3<3<3
5. anonymous

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   Nov 14th 2011 !⃝

   I think its about a best friend who is far away that she is falling in love with and is thinking/wondering/hoping that he feels the same. Since he has someone already, she wants to keep her distance for a little while so its not awkward, but she still wants him to know she'll always be there. "Say I love you when you're not listening" like even when there's issues in his relationship with the other girl, goin off about it all and tuning everything else out, she's still there saying I love you.
6. anonymous

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   Nov 3rd 2011 !⃝

   i alos agree wiht the ones above. they are both in love wth each other but scared to say anything because of how the other person would react to what they were saying <3
7. anonymous

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   Oct 13th 2011 !⃝

   I think its about an old relationship but she still loves him but he doesn't love her anymore! She just wants him to either tell her he loves her or he doesn't so it'll make the pain go away. Also she'd be willing to do anything for him...that's how much she loves him

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
8. anonymous

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   Oct 13th 2011 !⃝

   I think its about an old relationship but she still loves him but he doesn't love her anymore! She just wants him to either tell her he loves her or he doesn't so it'll make the pain go away. Also she'd be willing to do anything for him...that's how much she loves him

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
9. anonymous

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   Aug 24th 2011 !⃝

   I agree with the above. I think she loves him, but her fear is holding her back. She's afraid of him not being there. Hence here "Say I love you when you're not listening."
   
   She's being guarded, but wants to be with him.
10. anonymous

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    Jul 2nd 2011 !⃝

    About a person who is inlove with someone so much but had been through so much heartache and doesn't wanna get attached so they'll keep they're distance.Bm this explains u
11. anonymous

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    Jun 29th 2011 !⃝

    Her ex is with someone new so she has to keep her distance. But, she still loves him, though he probably doesn't feel the same way. She's keeping her distance to stay away from pain.

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