I think this song is about trying to make things in this world make you happy but none of it will amount to anything (sounds cliche?). They're saying gather everything you need, car, big screen tv, whatever YOUR possesions may be and smile because you have them, thats all you can do, until you feel the need for something else, which will be a never ending urge for more. It wont satisfy. At the end of the song it sounds like the person they're talking to gets in a car wreck, they hope he survives the crash so he will be saved from his life of never ending fulfillment. Great song on a Awesome album. The end gives me chills every time, especially the first time i read it.
I think this song is about trying to make things in this world make you happy but none of it will amount to anything (sounds cliche?). They're saying gather everything you need, car, big screen tv, whatever YOUR possesions may be and smile because you have them, thats all you can do, until you feel the need for something else, which will be a never ending urge for more. It wont satisfy. At the end of the song it sounds like the person they're talking to gets in a car wreck, they hope he survives the crash so he will be saved from his life of never ending fulfillment. Great song on a Awesome album. The end gives me chills every time, especially the first time i read it.