Anywhere But Here is a song about two lovers who have been kept apart by something, be it distance, a weak love for one another, or anything else.

the main speaker of the song is a man who has fallen into depression without his lover. he is addressing her through the lyrics, laying his heart on the line and begging her to come save him from his depression and sadness.

The “here” referenced in both the main chorus as well as the title is not a place, but rather an emotional state; that of depression. The idea is that the speaker wants to be anywhere but that emotional state, trying to find away to escape the sadness and depression he feels. His lover is the answer to this.

The title “Anywhere But Here” carries the same name as the album it was from, and presumably the lover referenced in the song is the same girl referenced in other songs such as Kids in Love.