Lyric discussion by crippledmcgimp 

Cover art for Cold White Christmas lyrics by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

going off on your own and the confusion that comes with it...

"you marked your independence with a signature on a lease" - responsibility "you've got your early hours dulled by the cigarettes you rolled" - rolling cigarettes is cheaper than buying packs... worrying about money for the first time... "second shift as a fry cook that's your holiday in grease" - spending all that time in school and then having to work a shit job to make a living... Job market flooded with college educated workers, so all that money spent on school was worthless... "you ignore the smell of mold as you smooth out the folds/when you're on your own you've got no one to please - firstly being too poor for laundry, but also the depression associated with the way this person is living. No family, no friends, no money, no future.