In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Yeah, oh
Conspiracy theory
Better keep it down
Cause the walls are thin
And the word is out, now
Like it or leave it
Don't make sound
Cause the walls are thin
And the word is out, now
Better that you didn't know
Better that they didn't choke
That's right
Why do we need to live in fear
Knowing that threats are real
This time
Conspiracy theory
Gonna make you shake
Don't hit the brake
No time to waste, now
Like it or leave it
Better hit the road
Cause the road that we know is gonna fade away, now
Better that you didn't know
Better that they didn't choke
That's right
Why do we need to live in fear
Knowing that threats are real
This time
Conspiracy theory babe
Conspiracy theory babe
Oh
Yeah oh oh oo oo
Conspiracy theory
Better keep it down
Cause the walls are thin
And the word is out, now
Like it or leave it
Don't make sound
Cause the walls are thin
And the word is out, now
Better that you didn't know
Better that they didn't choke
Why we need to live in fear
Knowing that threats are real
This time
Yeah
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Conspiracy theory
Better keep it down
Cause the walls are thin
And the word is out, now
Like it or leave it
Don't make sound
Cause the walls are thin
And the word is out, now
Better that you didn't know
Better that they didn't choke
That's right
Why do we need to live in fear
Knowing that threats are real
This time
Conspiracy theory
Gonna make you shake
Don't hit the brake
No time to waste, now
Like it or leave it
Better hit the road
Cause the road that we know is gonna fade away, now
Better that you didn't know
Better that they didn't choke
That's right
Why do we need to live in fear
Knowing that threats are real
This time
Conspiracy theory babe
Conspiracy theory babe
Oh
Yeah oh oh oo oo
Conspiracy theory
Better keep it down
Cause the walls are thin
And the word is out, now
Like it or leave it
Don't make sound
Cause the walls are thin
And the word is out, now
Better that you didn't know
Better that they didn't choke
Why we need to live in fear
Knowing that threats are real
This time
Yeah
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
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Nick said this song is about aliens. lol :|
I think this song is about the world today with all the destruction and sin, and the conspiracy is all the influences in the world and how they shape you, everyone is getting sucked in but the ones on the outside are fighting it and the truth is escaping but people on the inside want to keep it quiet, they don't want people to know the truth because it's far fetched and believe it's better not to know when in actual fact it's better if they do.
@TheFancyKid It was inspired by Aliens. ;) lol! That isn't what it is actually about. You have to remember, Nick uses medaphors in all of his songs. So really we may never know the actual meaning behind his songs unless we know him personally.
"Why we need to live in fear Knowing that the threats are real" I think this can relate to a relashionship or to life in general. He is pretty much saying why do you want to live in fear when you can already predict what is coming? A fight/war brueing would be a great example! "World War III" can actually be conected with this song as well. ;)
"Conspiracy theory Gonna make you shake Don't hit the brakes No time to waste now"
Meaning, just because something is going on, don't let it slow you down to keep pushing forward now matter how bad things, or this world, is getting.
"Like it or leave it Better hit the road 'Cause the world as we know it Gonna fade away now"
Meaning, get out or away of the mess you are, or about to get into or everying is going to change and be ruined. And obviously, the world as will know it one day we fade away. So this entire song can be about life in general, or a relashionship. It just depends on how you look at the song personally. Nick writes his songs this way to allow us to give our own stories to them! Which I think is absolutly amazing and genius! :)