To me this song is about a relationship which has ended.
"Tuesday wakes up silent" its silent implying hes alone..
"And then it cuts out like miswired shortwave radio
It's over" - it hits him, the relationships over. His dream of how they were cuts out with the realisation of reality.
"And in a short time
You're never the same again" - it was only a short time ago he was happy and content.. and now he'll never be the same again. Hes lost his identity now ("Loss of identity") now they arent together.
In "life runs through this trade" the trade is love.. he hides his face from the world in the coming days of after its over.
He "wake(s) up every morning from the same dream" of them being together. But then he kills it, when he wakes up and realises hes killed his dream because it was his fault the relationship ended (But you can't change the letters when the ink dries)
he "woke up on the sidewalk" the morning after the breakup, hes been drinking to cope with that happened.. "and everything just changed", as he realised its over.
"Everything is falling apart:
Crumpled paper
Crushed tin cans
Broken bottles
Paper scraps"
The state of his apartment, hes too drained hopeless to do anything, things are just lying around everywhere - he sees no point in cleaning them up
"We all look the same
We all look the same
But I am the killer" - Final closure, admitting he killed the relationship, its over cause of him. Killer is used to signify his guilt. Everyone looks the same, but really hes a killer that shouldnt be allowed out he feels.
Anyway, thats what the song means to me :)
tell me if you think its bollocks
To me this song is about a relationship which has ended.
"Tuesday wakes up silent" its silent implying hes alone..
"And then it cuts out like miswired shortwave radio It's over" - it hits him, the relationships over. His dream of how they were cuts out with the realisation of reality.
"And in a short time You're never the same again" - it was only a short time ago he was happy and content.. and now he'll never be the same again. Hes lost his identity now ("Loss of identity") now they arent together. In "life runs through this trade" the trade is love.. he hides his face from the world in the coming days of after its over. He "wake(s) up every morning from the same dream" of them being together. But then he kills it, when he wakes up and realises hes killed his dream because it was his fault the relationship ended (But you can't change the letters when the ink dries)
he "woke up on the sidewalk" the morning after the breakup, hes been drinking to cope with that happened.. "and everything just changed", as he realised its over.
"Everything is falling apart: Crumpled paper Crushed tin cans Broken bottles Paper scraps" The state of his apartment, hes too drained hopeless to do anything, things are just lying around everywhere - he sees no point in cleaning them up
"We all look the same We all look the same But I am the killer" - Final closure, admitting he killed the relationship, its over cause of him. Killer is used to signify his guilt. Everyone looks the same, but really hes a killer that shouldnt be allowed out he feels.
Anyway, thats what the song means to me :) tell me if you think its bollocks