Opus 40 Lyrics

Lyric discussion by plank201 

Cover art for Opus 40 lyrics by Mercury Rev

Okay, I'm probably way off here, but I always saw this song as being about a girl who tries to kill herself, again and again, but never dies, perhaps because she has yet to fulfill her purpose?

Lines like 'woke up and climbed from the suicide machine', 'scratching her wrists', and 'collapses down...' all imply suicide. She is desperate to end it, but she can't.

'"I'm alive!" she cried, "But I don't know what it means."'

All her attempts are futile, and she is wondering why.