I believe this song is about being on the road. And how it changed their lives. Like, "empty halls, empty stomachs, empty hopes" kinda like no one came to your show, you didn't make any money so you can't feed yourself and then when no one watches you play it's a huge dissappointment. And "i would have ended up that way if not for those miles those endless days" is like saying you learned stuff. and also "though we surrender what others loved to treasure we ended up with so much more" is like saying you're giving up your job, and time with your family, you're starving yourself and they gave it up but they learned so much from the experience.
I believe this song is about being on the road. And how it changed their lives. Like, "empty halls, empty stomachs, empty hopes" kinda like no one came to your show, you didn't make any money so you can't feed yourself and then when no one watches you play it's a huge dissappointment. And "i would have ended up that way if not for those miles those endless days" is like saying you learned stuff. and also "though we surrender what others loved to treasure we ended up with so much more" is like saying you're giving up your job, and time with your family, you're starving yourself and they gave it up but they learned so much from the experience.
I really love this song.