This song is simply about getting lost in life, and all of the thoughts and actions that are attached to the process. Instead of just laying out the struggle from a personal perspective, Jason describes it as a problem that everyone has; or, in this case, as a place that everyone gets to: the Lost Motel. The lost part is pretty self-explanatory, but describing the place as a "motel" shows that he sees it as a temporary place (most people check in and out of motels). People either find the answers they're looking for, check out and keep moving down the road, check out permanently (suicide), or they rot in the lost motel and often engage in self-destructive behaviors, as illustrated by the two people he describes in the song. It's a great metaphor, and very true to life.
This song is simply about getting lost in life, and all of the thoughts and actions that are attached to the process. Instead of just laying out the struggle from a personal perspective, Jason describes it as a problem that everyone has; or, in this case, as a place that everyone gets to: the Lost Motel. The lost part is pretty self-explanatory, but describing the place as a "motel" shows that he sees it as a temporary place (most people check in and out of motels). People either find the answers they're looking for, check out and keep moving down the road, check out permanently (suicide), or they rot in the lost motel and often engage in self-destructive behaviors, as illustrated by the two people he describes in the song. It's a great metaphor, and very true to life.