▁has ▁el ud ed ▁us ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁experience — that ▁in ▁fact , ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁' key ' ▁has ▁itself ▁been ▁challeng ed ▁and ▁sub vert ed ", ▁in ▁Lam bert ' s ▁opinion . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁clos es ▁with ▁perpet ual ▁r ounds , ▁a ▁centuries - old ▁technique ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁normally ▁heard ▁in ▁pop ▁music ▁of ▁its ▁time . ▁According ▁to ▁Wilson : ▁" I ▁liked ▁all ▁those ▁old ▁songs ▁that ▁used ▁r ounds , ▁like ▁' Row , ▁Row , ▁Row ▁Your ▁Bo at ' ▁ ▁and ▁' Fr ère ▁Jacques '. ▁I ▁liked ▁r ounds ▁because ▁they ▁made ▁it ▁seem ▁like ▁a ▁song ▁was ▁something ▁et ernal ." ▁ ▁L yr ics ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁told ▁from ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁of ▁someone ▁cont empl ating ▁life ▁without ▁their ▁lo ver , ▁as ▁Ash er ▁describes , ▁I ' ll ▁love ▁you ▁till ▁the ▁sun ▁burn s ▁out , ▁then ▁I ' m ▁gone ,' ▁er go ▁' I ' m ▁g onna ▁love ▁you ▁forever . ▁Wilson ▁explained ▁that ▁" G od ▁Only ▁Kn ows " ▁was ▁" a ▁vision ▁that ▁Tony ▁and ▁I ▁had . ▁It ' s ▁like ▁being ▁blind ▁but ▁in ▁being ▁blind , ▁you ▁can ▁see ▁more . ▁You ▁close ▁your ▁eyes ; ▁you ' re ▁able ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁place ▁or ▁something ▁that ' s ▁happening ." ▁He ▁initially ▁h ated ▁the ▁opening ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁" it ▁was ▁too ▁negative ." ▁He ▁eventually ▁gave ▁in ▁after