Company Calls Epilogue Lyrics

Lyric discussion by holdenthefuries 

Cover art for Company Calls Epilogue lyrics by Death Cab for Cutie

"when they lay down the fish will swim upstream and i'll contest but they won't listen when the casualty rate's near 100%, and there isn't a pension for second best"

This to me, means that this other guy is going to have a kid that should be his, and that Ben will never be able to see it grow up or know that joy because he came in 2nd place.