this is one of the greatest songs i have heard in quite a while. to me, it means letting go of a certain relationship or friendship and simply trying to 'make it out alive.' lines one to three basically mean that the person is sick of trying to make this non-existent relationship work, and that perhaps it's best if they 'build fences on the wall' allowing the relationship to drift. and 'in this state i shall not remain' refers to the fact that he can no longer handle remaining in this 'territory' where things kill him the most. basically 'this don't matter like it did before' means that things that used to matter don't anymore and that he was able to open up his eyes and as he aged he realized it's something that isn't truly worth fighting for. i don't know how else to describe it. that's just how i see it! it also deals with the 'life or death' aspect. if you just carefully read the lyrics you'll be able to notice that as well. btw; this is my very first comment!
this is one of the greatest songs i have heard in quite a while. to me, it means letting go of a certain relationship or friendship and simply trying to 'make it out alive.' lines one to three basically mean that the person is sick of trying to make this non-existent relationship work, and that perhaps it's best if they 'build fences on the wall' allowing the relationship to drift. and 'in this state i shall not remain' refers to the fact that he can no longer handle remaining in this 'territory' where things kill him the most. basically 'this don't matter like it did before' means that things that used to matter don't anymore and that he was able to open up his eyes and as he aged he realized it's something that isn't truly worth fighting for. i don't know how else to describe it. that's just how i see it! it also deals with the 'life or death' aspect. if you just carefully read the lyrics you'll be able to notice that as well. btw; this is my very first comment!