Common Reactor

i didn't really read any of the other comments so sorry if it's redundant to any others. i definitely think this song is about trying to avoid death, but realizing there is no escape...it's inevitable to all living creatures. "It's the common reactor It's the long way out It's the stream of a motion blur That swirls around till you drown" common reactor, self explanatory the long way out is summing up life in a way the stream of a motion blur that swirls till you drown is basically saying life happens so fast, hence the blur, then you die. and that's all there really is to life if you think about it. i think when he says "i couldn't put it down" he means he can't accept it. i was thinking in terms of putting something down on paper solidifies it's existence in a way, and if he writes or says it, then it seems too real. kind of...out there, but that's my guess. i think the part about the picture is telling us about a girl he knew and was close to who died, and that is probably why he started to think about death so much, and the thought scared him. and then he says he couldn't put it down again, so even though he had an experience with death he still cannot admit to himself that it is real. "Let's break the window panes And separate the walls from all the nails And maybe if we're loud we'll stay alive While everybody wants to join the fight But now it's too late But even if we barricade the door And seal it with the blood found on the floor We're always going to cross the finish line While everybody wants to run and hide But now it's too late" i think it's some people in a metaphorical room who basically do everything they can think of in order to avoid death, and it's too late because hell, there's NO avoiding it. great song, really great song.