even though its not really a complex song (really simple actually) it still has great meaning. in the first verse, it opens up and reveals much of Holden's attitude in NY city, even though i don't believe that its directly referring to Holden
cause i wasted the light
between both these times
i drew a really thin line.
throughout the past couple of chapters Holden deals with many different ups and downs and character changing events. he does indeed draw a really thin line between death and life, thinking about how often he might kill himself. and also there are those few points in the book when he pretends that he's mortally wounded, and doesn't want anyone to see.
its nothing i planned
but not that i can
but you should be mine
from across that line
i believe that if this were Holden speaking, he would be talking about innocence, and Pheobe at this point in time, because he lost his at such a young age, and wants her to preserve her's forever. when he buys the record, he buys it for her, and represents his desires in a physical way. he is also crushed when it breaks, and is brought down to earth when it happens as well.
if i traded it all
if i gave it all the way
for one thing
just for one thing
if i sorted it out
if i knew all about
this one thing
wouldn't that be something
again, i feel that Holden is talking about innocence, because this is one of the few things that makes Holden the way he is. he struggles with the transition into adulthood, and maybe if he could understand it, he would be better off... for instance how he deals with people like Sally. at one point they act like teens, and in the other he's being unrealistic and wants her to run away with him. conflicting emotions based on the unknown.
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