Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: garage
Song Meaning of “Distant And Vague” by Royal Headache
“Distant and Vague” by Royal Headache is a melancholic and moving exploration of being stuck in a relationship of unrequited love. The narrator is struggling with the realization that the person they love is distant and elusive, with their feelings being one-sided and impossible to resolve. They bemoan the fact that all their efforts to reach out and make progress are met with an uncaring distance – that their love is merely vague and can’t be truly understood by the other person.
The narrator is resigned to their fate, unable to end the relationship that brings them pain and yet can’t bring them closer to the object of their unrequited love. In the chorus, they lament that whatever efforts they make to bridge the distance between them, it always feels just a little too far and the love they feel is never fully realized. The song is a testament to the power of unrequited love and its ability to leave us feeling vague and distant from those we care about.