The second stanza (This time...) above is Peter's thoughts, and the third stanza (Don't talk back...) is the snapping reply of his demon, the pain from his past that still discourages him on a subconscious level. It controls the "drive" of his thoughts. In the chorus / fourth stanza (Digging in the dirt...) above, Peter takes a step back to plea to his therapist or friends/family; anyone who can help him in his effort to heal. The fifth stanza (The more I look...) above is talking about how, as you try to heal and uncover your past and pain, so many factors come into play that it's hard to make sense of it all. The things he discovers in the dirt haunt him and permeate into every facet of his life. The chorus is repeated over because that is the central message of the song: Help me, don't give up on me, stay with me because I need you to. I am also reminded of psychotherapy and the painful, long, arduous struggle involved in recovering from a mental illness.
I agree with what mandc wrote basically.
The second stanza (This time...) above is Peter's thoughts, and the third stanza (Don't talk back...) is the snapping reply of his demon, the pain from his past that still discourages him on a subconscious level. It controls the "drive" of his thoughts. In the chorus / fourth stanza (Digging in the dirt...) above, Peter takes a step back to plea to his therapist or friends/family; anyone who can help him in his effort to heal. The fifth stanza (The more I look...) above is talking about how, as you try to heal and uncover your past and pain, so many factors come into play that it's hard to make sense of it all. The things he discovers in the dirt haunt him and permeate into every facet of his life. The chorus is repeated over because that is the central message of the song: Help me, don't give up on me, stay with me because I need you to. I am also reminded of psychotherapy and the painful, long, arduous struggle involved in recovering from a mental illness.