My Interpretation of "Hidden Away"

My interpretation of Hidden Away

Over mountains and sky blue seas on great circles	He’s in an airplane.  The term “great circles” is a mathematical term from spherical geometry.  It is means a circle on the surface of the sphere whose center is at the center of the sphere.  A great circle is the shortest distance between two points on a sphere. Airplanes travel on great circles, because that is most fuel efficient.  Therefore, a flight to Europe from California will go quite far north, into polar regions, because that is the shortest distance.  Such a flight will not go due east.
will you watch for me?	He hopes she’s thinking of him while he’s travelling.
the sweetest feeling i've got inside i just can't wait to get lost in your eyes	He’s looking forward to seeing her.  He's imagining her eyes.
and all these words that you meant to say held in silence day after day words of kindness that our poor hearts crave please don't keep them hidden away	He’s thinking she’s had some positive thoughts about him while he’s gone, but he’s afraid that that’s not what she’s going to greet him with.  He really wants words of kindness, but fears they will be hidden.
sing it out so I can finally breathe in i can take in all you say	He pleads with her to come out with what he’s hoping to hear.  He wants to enjoy what she says.
holding out for something i believe in all i really need today	Apparently, these words of kindness have not been forthcoming in the past.  He’s holding out, hoping they will come.
i want to free your heart i want to see your heart please don't keep your heart hidden away	He’s hoping that he might be able to turn things around.  He’s hoping that love is going to greet him, but again, it seems that that hasn’t been what has been happening up to now.
you're a wonder how bright you shine flickered candle in a short lifetime.	There are a lot of things about her that he really admires.  He sees her as having a lot of light in her, but the candle of her light flickers.  Too much of her life seems to be not filled with light
secret dreamer that never shows if no one sees you then nobody knows	Her light often isn’t apparent.  If she doesn’t bring it out, he doesn’t get to enjoy it.

So, you see, I think this song is sort of similar to “False Alarms” that I wrote about immediately before this.  It appears that Josh is perceiving a lot of negativity in relationships, when he wants to get more positivity.

This seems to be a recurring theme.

I wonder if he has bad taste in women, or whether his behavior is triggering responses that he can’t deal with, or whether being a celebrity is limiting his access to nice people. 

One thing that struck me when I saw him at the Americans for the Arts awards, was how a circle of women were always clustered around him vying for his attention, even when he was in the VIP area.  This was less than when he’s signing autographs in a crowd, but still.

It seems to me that, in such a crowd, the nasty people are going to push their way to the front and the nice people are going to hang back, being polite.  It seems likely to me that Josh may tend to end up with the nasty people, because they push their way to the front.

Addendum:

The rough baritone falsetto transitions in the chorus really bothered me when I first heard this song.  Then I realized that these rough transitions symbolize his rough emotions, that, in fact, the break in his voice is like crying.  I now appreciate this as very musically creative.