I've heard them talk about this as being the third part of an out of order murder trilogy on the album. My theory is that "Midnight Show" is the first part, "I took my baby's breath beneath the chandaler/of stars and atmosphere." This seems to be the actual murder. The album opener "Jenny Was A Freind Of Mine" seems to deal with the imideiate aftermath, I always thought of it as a guy confessin' to the cops after he's caught "Tell me just what you want to hear". This would be the final part, where the guy is trying to find peace with God for his actions. Who knows, maybe he's waiting to be executed and this is his last chance for attonment. That might be streching it a bit but The Killers seem to take pride in their ambiguity.
I've heard them talk about this as being the third part of an out of order murder trilogy on the album. My theory is that "Midnight Show" is the first part, "I took my baby's breath beneath the chandaler/of stars and atmosphere." This seems to be the actual murder. The album opener "Jenny Was A Freind Of Mine" seems to deal with the imideiate aftermath, I always thought of it as a guy confessin' to the cops after he's caught "Tell me just what you want to hear". This would be the final part, where the guy is trying to find peace with God for his actions. Who knows, maybe he's waiting to be executed and this is his last chance for attonment. That might be streching it a bit but The Killers seem to take pride in their ambiguity.