[Verse 1]
Am I the deer?
Am I the headlights?
I know that I can't slow down
Everything fractures in the light
And I stand by watching it burn
[Pre-Chorus]
And I used to laugh at the broken glass
I should probably paper over all the cracks
Took a photograph of the aftermath
I should probably look less fondly on the past
[Chorus]
Silent screaming at the ceiling
Wondering when I lost heart
And time's been stealing all my dreams
And I no longer look the part
[Post-Chorus]
And I used to laugh at the broken glass
I should probably paper over all the cracks
Took a photograph of the aftermath
I should probably look less fondly on the past
[Verse 2]
Am I the butcher?
Am I the knife if I don't know what all this is for?
I used to read myself to death
But I don't see the point anymore
[Chorus]
Silent screaming at the ceiling
Wondering when I lost heart
And time's been stealing all my dreams
And I no longer look the part
[Post-Chorus]
And you used to laugh at the broken glass
I should probably paper over all the cracks
Took a photograph of the aftermath
I should probably look less fondly on the past
On the past
[Outro]
Am I the deer?
Am I the headlights?
I know that I can't slow down
Am I the deer?
Am I the headlights?
I know that I can't slow down
Everything fractures in the light
And I stand by watching it burn
And I used to laugh at the broken glass
I should probably paper over all the cracks
Took a photograph of the aftermath
I should probably look less fondly on the past
Silent screaming at the ceiling
Wondering when I lost heart
And time's been stealing all my dreams
And I no longer look the part
And I used to laugh at the broken glass
I should probably paper over all the cracks
Took a photograph of the aftermath
I should probably look less fondly on the past
Am I the butcher?
Am I the knife if I don't know what all this is for?
I used to read myself to death
But I don't see the point anymore
Silent screaming at the ceiling
Wondering when I lost heart
And time's been stealing all my dreams
And I no longer look the part
And you used to laugh at the broken glass
I should probably paper over all the cracks
Took a photograph of the aftermath
I should probably look less fondly on the past
On the past
Am I the deer?
Am I the headlights?
I know that I can't slow down
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Ugh tried to type in a well-thought-up statement but I pressed the edit form button twice! AH! Messed everything up. Short version I think this song is about a relationship or friendship. For me it hits hard on friendship and about a friend I had during high school and how they betrayed me and this song I think suggests moving on and stopp looking back at the past.