As a touring rock band, they know every show they play leaves an impression on new listeners ("Everywhere you go you leave a trace").
Their role as a band is not new... they are only imitating what their influencers did ("You're curled up under the light, with shadows of the fallen, And everyone you've known that's been replaced"). Now it's their time to stand in the spotlight a be judged by the audience against everyone they've been inspired by (Pink Floyd, Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin, Gilbert O'Sullivan, etc.)
As a touring rock band, they know every show they play leaves an impression on new listeners ("Everywhere you go you leave a trace"). Their role as a band is not new... they are only imitating what their influencers did ("You're curled up under the light, with shadows of the fallen, And everyone you've known that's been replaced"). Now it's their time to stand in the spotlight a be judged by the audience against everyone they've been inspired by (Pink Floyd, Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin, Gilbert O'Sullivan, etc.)