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Oct 7th 2015!⃝Allow me to propose a different interpretation.
I can see the typical man-to-woman love song as most here have pointed out. But I can also see it as a conversation between a Parent (Mother or Father, regardless of the singers gender) to their child as they grow... I personally think it works best as from a Mother to a Son... but other combinations work just as well.
The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath
Emeralds from mountains and thrust towards the sky
Never revealing their depth
(She/He is commenting about how beautiful her/his baby is. She can't believe that she created something so great.)
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
(Again, she/he finds it hard to believe that this small child, is in fact hers/his. Promising to fill them with love, Even if bad things happen.)
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
(She/He will be there for her/his child. No matter what. To support them through bad times. Saying that both of their love will only grow as they get older, and her/him being their "Greatest Fan".)
And rain falls angry on the tin roof
As we lie awake in my bed
You're my survival, you're my living proof
My love is alive and not dead
(Her/Him and her/his child are laying together in bed, and they are thinking about how even though they've been hurt by love before (maybe a divorce... maybe an argument between the parent/child, etc.) , it's never going to actually go away, because They know that they will always be there for each other.)
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
(See line #2)
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
(See line #3)
And I've dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead
Tuned in, turned on, remembered the things that you said
(The child (Now an adult) has had bad things happen to them growing up. But they always remembered the advice that their Mom/Dad gave them during hardships.)
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
I'll be your cryin' shoulder
I'll be love suicide
I'll be better when I'm older
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
The greatest fan of your life
The greatest fan of your life
(See Line #3)
