I don't see the 'barely listening' part of this song referring to a past lover or something- I see that aspect of the song referring to God. Things are, for lack of a better phrase, sucking, and God is apparently 'barely listening' to the prayers, because nothing's changing, and it all just keeps sucking. It's about losing faith and the closure that you used to get from prayer that just doesn't come anymore, because the prayers have stopped being answered. Amazing song, and one I can definitely relate to more than any other.
I don't see the 'barely listening' part of this song referring to a past lover or something- I see that aspect of the song referring to God. Things are, for lack of a better phrase, sucking, and God is apparently 'barely listening' to the prayers, because nothing's changing, and it all just keeps sucking. It's about losing faith and the closure that you used to get from prayer that just doesn't come anymore, because the prayers have stopped being answered. Amazing song, and one I can definitely relate to more than any other.