It's Not Your Fault

its pretty obvious but, i think its about suicide.

You said that it didn't look rough Man thrown over, bored by bad luck And it's sleep or swim.

thats one form of suicide

You said that the rope wouldn't break Now it looks like a pretty mistake Crumpled on the floor You said you were sure

hanging

Dear whoever finds this note first It's not like it's a blessing or curse

suicide note. this whole song screams suicide. every line is about it. i guess those are the major ones i see.

Wow, I'd never thought of it that way, but it definitely could be interpreted that way easily. Here's how I interpreted it:

The first verse, "I don't ever want to wake up..." I thought of as the person shutting down. Not wanting to deal with the present, he tries to 'hibernate' through the tough times. I've felt like that before, so my judgment could be slightly biased.

"You said that it wasn't that sharp And your accidental remarks..." This is a friend telling him that it's not really so bad, but actually making it worse by their word choice or tone or how they're telling him.

The chorus, "I want you to know that it's not your fault...". He know that his friend feels bad about what's going on, and wants them to know that it's all (or mostly) on him, not his friend. This is his way of making ammends.

"You said that it didn't look rough..." I thought of this as a metaphor. His friend's telling him that it's not so bad, it's not so rough, but he knows how easy it is to slip into bad habits and things he'll regret. At this point, it's 'sink or swim'. He has to make a choice.

--You know what? I think I'm looking too far into this, or trying to make it more positive. It's a song about suicide.