While the obvious connections with suicide or alcoholism could be drawn easily, more subtly this song could be about someone who views the world through a negative lens constantly and how as much as the writer tries to show the beauty in the world, this person refuses to see it. It's one or another between the rope and the bottle. There is no good option for this person. They can't see it. Skiba sings it in a kind of exasperated way like He's tired of hearing this negative view constantly and just allowing that person to continue feeling the way they feel knowing he can't do anything about it. You can hear it when he says maybe you're a vampire.
Shut out the world around me.
Shut out the people who will help.
Is this what I wanted?
Is this what I live for?
Shut out the world around me.
I don't want to be another fucking faceless name.
I can't understand you.
I won't play your fucking games.
America is dying,
your Bible is TV.
Soon you'll all be dead,
victims of society.
America is dying.
Trade your Bible for TV.
Soon you'll all be dead,
victims of society.
Why can't you think for yourself??
America is dying
Your Bible is TV
Soon you'll all be dead
Victims of society
America is dying
Trade your Bible for TV
Soon you'll all be dead
Victims of society
Why can't you think for yourself?
Shut out the people who will help.
Is this what I wanted?
Is this what I live for?
Shut out the world around me.
I don't want to be another fucking faceless name.
I can't understand you.
I won't play your fucking games.
America is dying,
your Bible is TV.
Soon you'll all be dead,
victims of society.
America is dying.
Trade your Bible for TV.
Soon you'll all be dead,
victims of society.
Why can't you think for yourself??
America is dying
Your Bible is TV
Soon you'll all be dead
Victims of society
America is dying
Trade your Bible for TV
Soon you'll all be dead
Victims of society
Why can't you think for yourself?
Lyrics submitted by pinklem0ns
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