He has been quoted as saying something like he remembers writting the lyrics to the song and originally they were boring, bland lyrics about places he'd seen. Thinking of the Lyric this way to me makes more sense and is in fact even more profound when speaking of the power of love! Nevertheless, to have the "REAL DEAL" once in one's lifetime, could never be replaced or diminished by something "NEW" or else it was never the "REAL DEAL" in the first place. What could be a very reasonable assessment of main line is that what he means when he says, "And these memories lose their meaning, when I think of love as something new is another way of saying: To think that something could come along and surpass this already established true article "Lifetime Love"would actually cheapen it and in so doing greatly change it's meaning.Moreover,it should be noted that while the writer talks about friends and lovers, the recipient of their affections may actually be intended for someone outside of those two categories, like maybe a parent, a sibling or a child. While my opinion does not suggest that the lesser loves in his life are by any means diminished, but by this statement rather,reaffirmed or reestablished.
He seems to be going from the general to the specific and from the lesser to the greater. To me, it is just as possible and possibly even more profound for the writer to mean the following in that phrase. It's important to think this through first because the Profound line is, again, "And these Memories lose their meaning, when I think of love as something new. So with that said, it's quite possible that the person the writer is addressing is someone who he/she has just met-and therefore living, or it could be referring to someone who is dead. Yes, it could mean exactly what most opinions believe it to mean but the following should be considered: Earlier in the Lyric the Writer mentions that "Some are Dead and Some are Living". The line: "And these memories lose their meaning when I think of love as something new."This line really needs to be thought through critically. The prosody of the Lyric and Music is exceptional!! The Melody is Introspective,Longing,Emotional and Marvelously Beautiful! I do agree with most of all the other assessments of this song for the most part, but I believe "Lyrically" speaking, the most important line may be looked at from a different perspective with even more profundity and if this is it's true meaning, then it says something that I believe is even more profound than the popular assessment. This song is one of the greatest love songs ever written. To me, it is the ultimate statement of love for someone as well as continued affection for one's past loves.
Like I said, I don't obsess over the actual history of the song - like how and where it was written - I just like to look at it as a stand-alone body of work and interpret it by itself (us English majors would call it New Criticism). This song seems to indicate a large transition in his life - he's leaving so much behind in favor of a new love, and that's a powerful statement. And even though he is leaving all of that behind, he still manages to say that these people and places will always have a place in his heart, even if they have since changed. He seems to be willing to leave behind all those things that he's felt so much for because the love that he now feels for this girl is much stronger. He recalls all the places and people that he's known and loved throughout his life and says that they still mean something to him, but not as much as the person to whom the song is directed. I've always thought of this song as the ultimate statement of love for someone - it is, in my opinion, the most well-written love song ever. I never heard this song in a real historical context - as in John looking at specific places, people, and events throughout his life.
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