i think that this song could probably be completely about him:
"so you brush your hair down and you let your makeup dry."
he's pretending to be something that he is not, which goes along with overachieving when being manic. maybe the makeup and hair-brusing isn't literal; maybe it is.
"and you let the ball drop. why did you do it?"
i hear this line and think of a hacky sack that you're constantly trying to keep in the air and keep in motion, though eventually, it will fall. it could be a symbol for his manic depression because the manic side could be motionmotionmotion, even though it's inevitable that the depression will come, but he still questions himself and why he let his depressive side get the best of him.
"and you let your bridges burn with your secretive timing."
he is being destructive and keeping it on the down-low.
"he was a manic depressive named laughing boy."
reading that the name isaac means "laughing boy" brings a lot of insight to the song.
i think that this song could probably be completely about him:
"so you brush your hair down and you let your makeup dry." he's pretending to be something that he is not, which goes along with overachieving when being manic. maybe the makeup and hair-brusing isn't literal; maybe it is.
"and you let the ball drop. why did you do it?" i hear this line and think of a hacky sack that you're constantly trying to keep in the air and keep in motion, though eventually, it will fall. it could be a symbol for his manic depression because the manic side could be motionmotionmotion, even though it's inevitable that the depression will come, but he still questions himself and why he let his depressive side get the best of him.
"and you let your bridges burn with your secretive timing." he is being destructive and keeping it on the down-low.
"he was a manic depressive named laughing boy." reading that the name isaac means "laughing boy" brings a lot of insight to the song.