Hungry for a Holiday Lyrics

Lyric discussion by SnowLikeStyrofoam 

Cover art for Hungry for a Holiday lyrics by Bright Eyes

I know it's "just light on negatives" because it stands for the fact that stories are never true any more, and you never hear the actual bad information. And before when he says camera clicks, that's why it's light on negatives. It isn't really alive, it literally is, just light on negatives. The situation that arose this quote, I don't know.