I wish I could help out more, but I have to admit that I'm a bit confounded by these lyrics. Nevertheless, I'll give it a shot.
I'm working under the assumption that the trickster is the "I" in the lyrics. The "I" in this case is also the song's narrator. Our narrator describes things as being "out of reach" or at a distance or "lost". Feelings of being "Lost in the mountains" or "Up on the rooftops" suggest feelings of isolation or loneliness. As I mentioned earlier, it is the job of the trickster to cause trouble or lead others astray. If the trickster is out of reach and alone, however, there is nobody he can really make mischief for. In other words, a trickster needs other characters in order to function. His whole being is defined by the tricks he plays. Without others to play tricks on, he is rendered "meaningless" and "weak" and is essentially a character for whom there is no role.
I wish I could help out more, but I have to admit that I'm a bit confounded by these lyrics. Nevertheless, I'll give it a shot.
I'm working under the assumption that the trickster is the "I" in the lyrics. The "I" in this case is also the song's narrator. Our narrator describes things as being "out of reach" or at a distance or "lost". Feelings of being "Lost in the mountains" or "Up on the rooftops" suggest feelings of isolation or loneliness. As I mentioned earlier, it is the job of the trickster to cause trouble or lead others astray. If the trickster is out of reach and alone, however, there is nobody he can really make mischief for. In other words, a trickster needs other characters in order to function. His whole being is defined by the tricks he plays. Without others to play tricks on, he is rendered "meaningless" and "weak" and is essentially a character for whom there is no role.