Lyric discussion by brian wilson 

Cover art for Criminal lyrics by Lawrence Arms, The

i know how this song feels, i probably don't feel exactly like this guy, but it seems like to me that this song represents (to me) that part of me that is living in a fear of maybe something different, due to being hesitant to even much of the good that may come into ones life due to past failure, like almost feeling like everything is engraved and you know how it turns out anyways, and that in turning to a safer faith, is to be turning to almost a solititude, and a safety- within oneself- outside of the public.

not sure what he meant, but it's what the song means to me.