okay, i think I MIGHT have something, but probably not.
It started when I thought about 'tan transcontinental'. I thought a tan like you get from the sun, but then it hit me, maybe its tan like the colour. So I looked to see what a transcontinental was... i was irritated when i found it was a trainline running over continents... but then I found out that a FORD transcontinental is a type of lorry thing.
And then i wondered if the song wasn't about someone being left behind at home all the time while their significant other goes out to work. The person at home watches old movies where people get together (sentimental) and cries cause they dont have that even though they HAVE the one they love. Its like the person is left alone all the time, fears abandonment and dies inside.. (erk, symbolism) or it could be an actual death, maybe they grow old waiting and die.
I was a little confused about the second verse though.
Hmm,as far as I can see, it could be someone whos in and out of prison... the tat fits in there, frozen in space could be frozen in time (bad grasping for links here i think) covered carcass,subway, and then back to being alone, as u are when ur s. other is in prison.
grave dance could be the person growing old... :s or killing themselves...
the 'narcotic?' line could be one or the other or both dealing by taking drugs, and then they OD or something...
They plan out what's going to happen seeing Jesus (or it could be that they're saved? maybe the person comes back?)
'I see history' they look back at everything a kind of life flashing before your eyes thing. 'sadness the name of the spike' i thought, could be both sadness cause suicide, or an overdose on an intravenous drug...
and of course, mephistopheles, the devil comes for their soul.
BUt, they could not die and they could leave the person whos never there for drugs instead, realise that they person is never going to be there and just keep taking them, if they come back or not.
okay, i think I MIGHT have something, but probably not.
It started when I thought about 'tan transcontinental'. I thought a tan like you get from the sun, but then it hit me, maybe its tan like the colour. So I looked to see what a transcontinental was... i was irritated when i found it was a trainline running over continents... but then I found out that a FORD transcontinental is a type of lorry thing.
And then i wondered if the song wasn't about someone being left behind at home all the time while their significant other goes out to work. The person at home watches old movies where people get together (sentimental) and cries cause they dont have that even though they HAVE the one they love. Its like the person is left alone all the time, fears abandonment and dies inside.. (erk, symbolism) or it could be an actual death, maybe they grow old waiting and die.
I was a little confused about the second verse though.
Hmm,as far as I can see, it could be someone whos in and out of prison... the tat fits in there, frozen in space could be frozen in time (bad grasping for links here i think) covered carcass,subway, and then back to being alone, as u are when ur s. other is in prison.
grave dance could be the person growing old... :s or killing themselves... the 'narcotic?' line could be one or the other or both dealing by taking drugs, and then they OD or something...
They plan out what's going to happen seeing Jesus (or it could be that they're saved? maybe the person comes back?)
'I see history' they look back at everything a kind of life flashing before your eyes thing. 'sadness the name of the spike' i thought, could be both sadness cause suicide, or an overdose on an intravenous drug...
and of course, mephistopheles, the devil comes for their soul.
BUt, they could not die and they could leave the person whos never there for drugs instead, realise that they person is never going to be there and just keep taking them, if they come back or not.
Did the last bit make sense?
Anyway... thats my 8 and a half cents.