Heres how I interpret this song;
'Lights out
I still hear the rain'
This means that even when he's asleep he still hears and feels the sadness that Jasey felt.
'These images that fill my head
Now keep my fingers from making mistakes
Tell my voice what it takes to
Speak up, speak up
And keep my conscience clean when I wake'
Alex is like a robot, just performing and sleeping like something thats been programmed into him, because he feels so awful that he just is getting quite depressed and feels really guilty.
'Don't make this easy
I want you to mean it, Jasey
(Say you mean it)
You're dressed to kill
I'm calling you out
(Don't waste your time on me)'
Alex had promised to take Jasey on tour with him after they had a one night stand but he couldn't so he's asking her to be mad at him cos he doesn't deserve her forgiveness. He's asking to speak to her and tells her that he's not worth it, because he feels so bad about what he's done.
'Now there's an aching in my back
A stabbing pain that says I lack
The common sense and confidence
To bring an end to promises
That I make in times of desperate conversation
Hoping my night
Could be better than theirs in the end
(Just say when)'
This is again explaining the guilt weighing down on Alex's conscience, and tells us that he could't keep his promise that he made to her
'I've never told a lie
And that makes me a liar
I've never made a bet
But we gamble with desire
I've never lit a match
With intent to start a fire
But recently
The flames are getting out of control
Call me a name, kill me with words
Forget about me, it's what I deserve
I was your chance to get out of this town
But I ditched the car and left you to'
personally I love this bit in the song, but it's basically saying that he didn't mean to lie to her but he did, he didn't realise how much he was going to lose and how big the situation had got. He's asking Jasey to be mad at him cos he deserved it for letting her down'
'Wait outside
I hope the air will serve to remind you
That my heart is as cold
As the clouds of your breath
And my words are as timed
As the beating in my chest'
This is him saying that he's such a bad person for what he did, and this whole song is really an apology and him facing up to what he did.
So yeah, I love this song and I think this is what it means, feel free to correct me!
Heres how I interpret this song; 'Lights out I still hear the rain'
'Don't make this easy I want you to mean it, Jasey (Say you mean it) You're dressed to kill I'm calling you out (Don't waste your time on me)'
'Now there's an aching in my back A stabbing pain that says I lack The common sense and confidence To bring an end to promises That I make in times of desperate conversation Hoping my night Could be better than theirs in the end (Just say when)'
'I've never told a lie And that makes me a liar I've never made a bet But we gamble with desire I've never lit a match With intent to start a fire But recently The flames are getting out of control
Call me a name, kill me with words Forget about me, it's what I deserve I was your chance to get out of this town But I ditched the car and left you to'
'Wait outside I hope the air will serve to remind you That my heart is as cold As the clouds of your breath And my words are as timed As the beating in my chest'
So yeah, I love this song and I think this is what it means, feel free to correct me!