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.
I know that you're removed
It seems that you're so busy
We barely recognize you here
Do you recognize me?
Are you walking away?
Or have you gone?
Are they just these little steps you're taking?
Only life you're taking
My world you're breaking
Only God forsaken
My heart you're raping
My life you're shaking
It's just that you're removed
You don't look me in the eye now
It's only 5 a.m. my dear
Do you want to lie now?
Is she seventeen?
Or 21?
Are they just these little steps you're taking?
Only lives you're raping
Only God forsaken
Only love you're taking
little love you're making
My heart you're breaking
Are you walking away
Or have you gone?
Are you leaving me?
Are these little steps you're taking?
My love you're breaking
Only lives you're shaking
My God you're hating
Only girls you're raping
My life you're taking
It's my little heart you're raping
It's your love you're faking
Fuck it!
It seems that you're so busy
We barely recognize you here
Do you recognize me?
Are you walking away?
Or have you gone?
Are they just these little steps you're taking?
Only life you're taking
My world you're breaking
Only God forsaken
My heart you're raping
My life you're shaking
It's just that you're removed
You don't look me in the eye now
It's only 5 a.m. my dear
Do you want to lie now?
Is she seventeen?
Or 21?
Are they just these little steps you're taking?
Only lives you're raping
Only God forsaken
Only love you're taking
little love you're making
My heart you're breaking
Are you walking away
Or have you gone?
Are you leaving me?
Are these little steps you're taking?
My love you're breaking
Only lives you're shaking
My God you're hating
Only girls you're raping
My life you're taking
It's my little heart you're raping
It's your love you're faking
Fuck it!
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