to me, it's about putting all of the past(his fears and paranoia and baggage) behind himself, and looking forward to the future. if he's going to go down, he's going to go down in flames, not lamenting over the past while the future passes him by. he's also realizing that all the shit in his past has made him better off in some ways, so he's not going to spend time regretting things. and the chorus is basically saying he's lighting his own fuse and letting himself shoot into the future, regardless of whether he crashes into a wall or explodes whatever. he's opening himself up wide for whatever will happen!<p><b><i>Edited by delial on May 28 2008, at 06:41AM</i></b></p>
to me, it's about putting all of the past(his fears and paranoia and baggage) behind himself, and looking forward to the future. if he's going to go down, he's going to go down in flames, not lamenting over the past while the future passes him by. he's also realizing that all the shit in his past has made him better off in some ways, so he's not going to spend time regretting things. and the chorus is basically saying he's lighting his own fuse and letting himself shoot into the future, regardless of whether he crashes into a wall or explodes whatever. he's opening himself up wide for whatever will happen!<p><b><i>Edited by delial on May 28 2008, at 06:41AM</i></b></p>