Pattern Against User Lyrics

Lyric discussion by fuzzyslippers 

Cover art for Pattern Against User lyrics by At the Drive-In

i can see this song being about drug abuse...

"circus carny gaurding the gates of heaven" - circus carnies are looked down on as trashy people, and in a way the carny could be symbollic of a drug dealer, and "heaven" could be the high of the drug, thus you have to get through the gates( buy the drugs from the dealer) to get to heaven.

the part about " ..stuck in limbo abduction..." - could mean how you literally bend over backwards to get your fix.

"take the wieght out of living..." - getting high to escape reality

"wormed our way through distant earth" - earth/reality seems distant when high, and you just float through life if you're a drug addict.

a "hypodermic person," would appear to be a drug addict who "pokes fun at the living," doesn't care enough of reality to face it head on, take it seriously.

the part where the "ederly" are mention, maybe talking about experienced drug users.... many more signs seem to make this song point to addiction of some sort.....