On Letting Go Lyrics

Lyric discussion by __angieslaughter 

Cover art for On Letting Go lyrics by Circa Survive

this is from me just listening to it all night, so sorry if i get something wrong, feel free to correct me and its still being determined i guess if its even circa. but it's on the tracklist, so.

i think that this song talks about a child who wants attention but comes second hand to something else... "Don't keep betting -well its gotta light me up sometime- you lost your turn" Maybe a gambling/ drug Addiction problem? "See how clean the water is where you are, wash off your handcuffs" Maybe its saying that this parental figure doesnt have to hang around this bad thing thats happening... and then "And know the hidden messages you hear, they aren’t real. You tricked your mind to feel." Alot of times when people have addictions they think they have to have...