Lyric discussion by vile but vital 

Cover art for This Armistice lyrics by Receiving End Of Sirens, The

If you check out the interview AbsolutePunk.net has with Casey, you'll find out exactly what this song means. Basically: it's about how the mind (full of synapses and brain matter) is controlling the body without paying attention to the desires of the heart. It's ruling over every action of the limbs, like a dictator or a tyrant, going through the motions of life. The heart wants to come to an agreement, an armistice, so that it can give some meaning to life, but it falls through. There's a collapse of the mind's empire to make way for the vengeful heart. Or something like that. It's about the heart taking control, about doing things with purpose and reason.