Lyric discussion by juleahfaye 

Cover art for The Wreckage lyrics by Vanessa Carlton

i think that the song is about wishing for death. it doesn't necessarily mean that SHE was suicidal when she wrote it, it's possible to write things you don't know exactly. to me, it sounds like someone contemplating how easy it could be for everything to be over... but never like they can take the steps to actually do it. the song sounds like it's a situation that could be the end "she" prays for but is too afraid to follow through on on her own.