This song means exactly what it is saying. "i know when he's been on your mind, that distant look is in your eyes" I was dating a girl whom I fell in love with. She claimed to like me too, and I'm sure she did, but I'm sure that she still liked her ex. And I really could see the "distant look in her eyes." And how can I fight someone who isn't even there? I can't. As a guy, I want all or nothing, I want all her heart and devotion, I don't wanna share her in her memories. I know its not fair for her to ask her for everything, her best. Shes made so many empty promises, I don't know what to think anymore, so ultimately in my life. Between all or nothing, it was nothing. I decided to move on bc she couldn't make a decision between me and her ex, bc there's no room in her heart for 2 of us. This is what the song means, this is my life.