Within the context of war (i.e. conflict) a white flag is a well-known symbol, pointing to the idea of a party surrendering. And the particular conflict, if you will, that this song is based on is a romantic relationship.

But despite mum being the word, inwardly she is still very much in love. So the situation is more like she just doesn’t have the heart to tell him this directly. But with all of that being said, she still has not given up on their relationship. In other words, Dido refuses to raise the “white flag” of surrender.

So basically her disposition is something along the lines of ‘going down with the ship’, i.e. emotionally riding out her romantic turmoil until really and truly she concedes that all hope is lost. But regardless, she realizes that she will ‘always be in love’ with the addressee. As such, the more-ideal solution, at least from her perspective, is for the two of them to get back together.

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