Lyric discussion by sammyt7 

I can't believe nobody has commented on this! It's the best song on the album for me, it just so powerful.

As for the meaning, I think it has to do with the importance of recognising how one's own mortality is more important than material possessions in life, so life should not be wasted on things such as watching TV.

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The power of media such as television to destroy a person's independant thought, meaning a "death" of intellectual thought.

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