I'm willing

I'm willing
"Staring at the bottom of your glass
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
But dreams come slow, and they go so fast

You see her when you close your eyes
Maybe one day, you'll understand why
Everything you touch surely dies

Staring at the ceiling in the dark
Same old empty feeling in your heart
'Cause love comes slow, and it goes so fast

Well, you see her when you fall asleep
But never to touch and never to keep
'Cause you loved her too much, and you dived too deep"

I listened to this a long time ago. Back then, I wondered why they made it sound so sad and negative instead of inspiring.

Yes it is true that you only need the light when it's burning low. However, that desperate feeling will help you appreciate light more in the future. Yes it is true that you only know you've been high when you're feeling low. However, that desperate feeling helps you appreciate what even just slightly higher than low.

I am not saying that people prefer sunlight over snow ("You only miss the sunlight when it starts to snow"). When it's hot, they want it cold. When it snows, they want the heat.

=> The moral story behind this is that what seems so bad does not seem so bad. It will help you appreacite what you never noticed or appreciated before.

when a girl has absoultely no idea how to respond to your confession so will instantly default to "i'm willing to get closer if you are"

Used when someone suggests doing something that is obviously dangerous and stupid.