Middleman Lyrics

Lyric discussion by jaytkendall 

Cover art for Middleman lyrics by Bright Eyes

i think this song is somewhat self-critical. he's aware that with many things, he's settled with compromise. His dreams, opinions have been whittled down. the gray area may be the only 'truth' because its hard to side completely with one belief or another, but conner accepts this regretfully. it is somewhat like settling or giving up.