Everyone's Safe In The Treehouse

This song could be interpreted a myriad of ways. Without taking it apart stanza for stanza, I really think at it's core this song is about self apathy & self destructiveness. When someone lives in a way that they can no longer respect themselves, it's destructive (for example an addict). They often are so self loathing & detached from reality they either think no one could love them (cause they can't love themselves) or they've become so disillusioned & out of touch they don't trust anyone really does love them. It's a viscous cycle so they hide themselves away in some cases or build a barrier between themselves and the real world instead of facing their demons, at times this can even lead to suicide or some form of self harm. This song is like a cry for help, giving those suffering like this a voice when often they do not have one or wouldn't have the guts to speak of their agony.

I have always viewed this song as being deeper than simple emotional output. From an artistic standpoint, this song on the outside may denote a sense of apathy and self-destruction as noted below, however upon looking at the symbology of the song, I have deduced that this song is more closely aligned with childhood trauma.

Perhaps sexual abuse and or violence. We can see this in the first verse, where he speaks about “the eyes of a child now in ruins” followed by “my voice wasn’t loud enough for you to listen” and “I feel your love has always been empty” often referring to children who have experienced this trauma.

Furthermore, the representation of the Treehouse as a whole can be viewed as a safe place for seclusion and reflection of these traumas.