The song starts in first person because the singer (Shaant) mentions himself as me in the first line. He then quotes the old man. The singer (Shaant) is starting to tell a story about an old man, who's telling his own story inside of Shaant's story inside the song. "'Don't waste your time with politics' He said, 'just chase skirts instead.'" This line may mean that the old man himself understands and has made these mistakes in the past. The way the song is represented in stanza and line break is grammatically incorrect. The first "he said" goes with the line "don't waste your time with politics" and so forth. "Life is too short and your almost dead." This line to me means that even if life may seem so long, life can end so quickly for one socially not just physically. The old man wants the singer (Shaant) to realize some things that he himself didn't realize earlier. "'I met a woman once, I gave her my best shot, but never did I talk'" This is the start of his story, the beginning part of quotations are just what he wants the singer/listener (Shaant) to know. "'if I had her back I'd be real as my age'" I believe this line means he wasted so much of his life waiting, and his life style of being alone makes him younger and less mature. If he gets her back he'd be in the position he should have been and he'd be at the point of life where it was right, in his mind. “'I so don’t blame them, I wouldn’t do the same, but I can blame them, I’d Sing her this'” This means that he doesn't blame people's mistakes, but he has the power to and realizes it. The rest of the song should be in quotes as well since it says "I'd sing her this" meaning the old man is still talking, or Shaant is still narrating in this case. "You want to be dressed in poetry, but imagery doesn't fit." This could easily mean that the girl the man was with wanted to be covered with lies about beauty and other stuff, but the real picture and physical contrast of her was nothing like what she wanted him to say. "and you want resizing ,but darling dear get a grip" This could mean that she wants her glory and beauty to be bigger than it is, but even he realizes that she's not and he doesn't care if it's the truth. “And I think what I just wrote is going over my head, I’m stealing lines from myself, and what I said was never said. Its just a lyrical lie ,made up in my mind." This shows he's losing himself with the lies he's portraying her in, everything he says it just what he wanted. "Lyrical Lie" meaning he's lying obviously. "you’re moving but not aware. You're drowsy without a care." This could mean that she's careless, and he just continued to lie to himself. "Except keeping your whites behind your lids, and your lids are your best canvas. I can only imagine what your painting" This could mean she only has the ability to pretend to herself. "best canvas" Easily following the painting is that she paints pictures with her eyes of what she wants and she pretends it's there. "And your body on my mattress is proof, and your makeup on your pillow is proof, But do you think I am telling you the truth." Proof that she believed him obviously, even though he says he lied.
The song starts in first person because the singer (Shaant) mentions himself as me in the first line. He then quotes the old man. The singer (Shaant) is starting to tell a story about an old man, who's telling his own story inside of Shaant's story inside the song. "'Don't waste your time with politics' He said, 'just chase skirts instead.'" This line may mean that the old man himself understands and has made these mistakes in the past. The way the song is represented in stanza and line break is grammatically incorrect. The first "he said" goes with the line "don't waste your time with politics" and so forth. "Life is too short and your almost dead." This line to me means that even if life may seem so long, life can end so quickly for one socially not just physically. The old man wants the singer (Shaant) to realize some things that he himself didn't realize earlier. "'I met a woman once, I gave her my best shot, but never did I talk'" This is the start of his story, the beginning part of quotations are just what he wants the singer/listener (Shaant) to know. "'if I had her back I'd be real as my age'" I believe this line means he wasted so much of his life waiting, and his life style of being alone makes him younger and less mature. If he gets her back he'd be in the position he should have been and he'd be at the point of life where it was right, in his mind. “'I so don’t blame them, I wouldn’t do the same, but I can blame them, I’d Sing her this'” This means that he doesn't blame people's mistakes, but he has the power to and realizes it. The rest of the song should be in quotes as well since it says "I'd sing her this" meaning the old man is still talking, or Shaant is still narrating in this case. "You want to be dressed in poetry, but imagery doesn't fit." This could easily mean that the girl the man was with wanted to be covered with lies about beauty and other stuff, but the real picture and physical contrast of her was nothing like what she wanted him to say. "and you want resizing ,but darling dear get a grip" This could mean that she wants her glory and beauty to be bigger than it is, but even he realizes that she's not and he doesn't care if it's the truth. “And I think what I just wrote is going over my head, I’m stealing lines from myself, and what I said was never said. Its just a lyrical lie ,made up in my mind." This shows he's losing himself with the lies he's portraying her in, everything he says it just what he wanted. "Lyrical Lie" meaning he's lying obviously. "you’re moving but not aware. You're drowsy without a care." This could mean that she's careless, and he just continued to lie to himself. "Except keeping your whites behind your lids, and your lids are your best canvas. I can only imagine what your painting" This could mean she only has the ability to pretend to herself. "best canvas" Easily following the painting is that she paints pictures with her eyes of what she wants and she pretends it's there. "And your body on my mattress is proof, and your makeup on your pillow is proof, But do you think I am telling you the truth." Proof that she believed him obviously, even though he says he lied.
Well thats my version of the meanings.