Lyric discussion by downcasteyes 

Cover art for Faking My Own Suicide lyrics by Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes

first off, don't get on her case because she called him Matty. I'm pretty sure he calls himself that... anyways..

The song is basically about a guy who fakes his own suicide to get the girl he like's attention/affection. After the girl realizes he's dead, she decides she loves him. That's when the guy comes back to life. It's pretty simple. There are like 1471781 interviews with him out there that explain what it means.