I'm going to be a little less literal than the above...I think "running out of ink" is a metaphor for writer's block. And the writer's block is caused or compounded by fame, and all the expectations that go with it, and the pressure to live up to those expectations, and maybe the knowledge that people will actually hear what you're saying, so you'd better be careful. (Because when you're not it can do serious damage to a relationship!)
I think there's a bit of nostalgia for the days of being new and unestablished and "the next big thing" like the band in the first verse.
I'm going to be a little less literal than the above...I think "running out of ink" is a metaphor for writer's block. And the writer's block is caused or compounded by fame, and all the expectations that go with it, and the pressure to live up to those expectations, and maybe the knowledge that people will actually hear what you're saying, so you'd better be careful. (Because when you're not it can do serious damage to a relationship!)
I think there's a bit of nostalgia for the days of being new and unestablished and "the next big thing" like the band in the first verse.