The More You Talk The Less I Hear Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Sporgy 

Cover art for The More You Talk The Less I Hear lyrics by Armor for Sleep

I think this song is about how he's trying to see his ex-girlfriend, but something is stopping him, hence "there's strangers up ahead, holding up a knife trying to keep, trying to keep me away from you". All he wants is for his ex to see him but he can't because he's dead.