I agree its definentely about suicide, but ill try and go a bit further:
At the start the teenager is at the train tracks, where alot of people go to commit suicide, dreaming about killing himself. The second verse contains a "you". This could either be a girlfriend leaving him, or even a girlfriend who committed suicide, and left him alone to face all of his problems (problems explored in the other songs). The teenager could also be referring to himself, and how much he hates himself, to the point where he cuts his face out of photos.
Both interpretations explain why people stare at him with sympathy, and how he hates sympathetic adults trying to help him.
"The shutters are down
And the curtains are closed
And I've covered my tracks
Disposed of the car"
These lines are probably about how he went home and at a future date is preparing to kill himself. he's made sure noone is looking through the windows, and he's covered his tracks. I take that to mean he's tied up all of his loose affairs so his family dont have to worry about them after. Such as selling his car so his parents dont have to sell it after, and stuff like that.
err i'm probably wrong but the first time i read the lyrics i thought about murder
err i'm probably wrong but the first time i read the lyrics i thought about murder
Out at the train tracks
I dream of escape
But a song comes onto my iPod
And I realize it's getting late
Out at the train tracks
I dream of escape
But a song comes onto my iPod
And I realize it's getting late
he murdered someone (perhaps his girlfriend) maybe at the train tracks? idk...
just pointing out: the song trains and the mentioning of train tracks in this song as well as in many other songs
he murdered someone (perhaps his girlfriend) maybe at the train tracks? idk...
just pointing out: the song trains and the mentioning of train tracks in this song as well as in many other songs
I can't take the staring
And the sympathy
And I don't like the questions,
"How do you feel? How's it going in school? Do you want to talk about it?"...
I can't take the staring
And the sympathy
And I don't like the questions,
"How do you feel? How's it going in school? Do you want to talk about it?"
now he comes back home or something and he can't take the questions and the staring, making it feel like people are on to him
And I'm trying to forget you
And I know that I will
In a thousand years
Or maybe a week
now he's trying to forget about the murder he committed
And the curtains are closed
And I've covered my tracks
Disposed of the car
Or, he could be seeking a life of adventure riding the rails...a modern-day hobo. Considering the "emo" tone, however, suicide is probably a better assessment.
Or, he could be seeking a life of adventure riding the rails...a modern-day hobo. Considering the "emo" tone, however, suicide is probably a better assessment.
I agree its definentely about suicide, but ill try and go a bit further:
At the start the teenager is at the train tracks, where alot of people go to commit suicide, dreaming about killing himself. The second verse contains a "you". This could either be a girlfriend leaving him, or even a girlfriend who committed suicide, and left him alone to face all of his problems (problems explored in the other songs). The teenager could also be referring to himself, and how much he hates himself, to the point where he cuts his face out of photos.
Both interpretations explain why people stare at him with sympathy, and how he hates sympathetic adults trying to help him.
"The shutters are down And the curtains are closed And I've covered my tracks Disposed of the car"
These lines are probably about how he went home and at a future date is preparing to kill himself. he's made sure noone is looking through the windows, and he's covered his tracks. I take that to mean he's tied up all of his loose affairs so his family dont have to worry about them after. Such as selling his car so his parents dont have to sell it after, and stuff like that.
err i'm probably wrong but the first time i read the lyrics i thought about murder
err i'm probably wrong but the first time i read the lyrics i thought about murder
Out at the train tracks I dream of escape But a song comes onto my iPod And I realize it's getting late
Out at the train tracks I dream of escape But a song comes onto my iPod And I realize it's getting late
he murdered someone (perhaps his girlfriend) maybe at the train tracks? idk... just pointing out: the song trains and the mentioning of train tracks in this song as well as in many other songs
he murdered someone (perhaps his girlfriend) maybe at the train tracks? idk... just pointing out: the song trains and the mentioning of train tracks in this song as well as in many other songs
I can't take the staring And the sympathy And I don't like the questions, "How do you feel? How's it going in school? Do you want to talk about it?"...
I can't take the staring And the sympathy And I don't like the questions, "How do you feel? How's it going in school? Do you want to talk about it?"
now he comes back home or something and he can't take the questions and the staring, making it feel like people are on to him
And I'm trying to forget you And I know that I will In a thousand years Or maybe a week
now he's trying to forget about the murder he committed
And the curtains are closed And I've covered my tracks Disposed of the car
getting rid of the evidence?
well that was just a thought.. hehe..
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Or, he could be seeking a life of adventure riding the rails...a modern-day hobo. Considering the "emo" tone, however, suicide is probably a better assessment.
Or, he could be seeking a life of adventure riding the rails...a modern-day hobo. Considering the "emo" tone, however, suicide is probably a better assessment.