Miss Murder

Davey is talking about how there's always a Great. In this song, it's the man that makes the heavens shake and with a look can break you heart. He used to be one of the commoners like us, but he has ascended to be one of the Greats. This man never wants his memory to be forgot, but, ironically, he forgot about us, his former friends. "Dreams of his crash, won't pass" says, though it's not entirely clear exactly how he died, he did die, likely from suicide. They, the masses, adored him still, and he was remembered. After that verse, "The stars that mystified, he left them all behind and how the children cry, he left them all behind" changes the meaning to be appropriate as after the death of a Great. The masses were saddened by their loss and will "always" remember him as a Great. Davey goes on to narrate "Your ray of light will fizzle out without hope" meaning the memory of the Great -- and of all -- will die. It's inevitable. He died in hopes of being remembered, but he won't be. He's ever searching for what he was promised. Davey then goes on to taunt the memory, the one that left him behind, saying "we're the empty set", he is comparing the Great and the commoner, saying they are the same. Why would such a Great ever let us put our filthy hands upon it? Why would any Great want us dirtying their reputation? their memory? He left us all behind, but in the end, we were all the same.