well i actually dont believe in this whole tv-thing and leaving the friends... ill come back to this later
i think u should still try to stick to the serialkiller theme of the album...
this brings me to the conclusion that what he really means with series are the serial kills...
that made me think about what if he is caught?!
several serialkillers have been caught and then been released again, for example when he is caught for raping somebody but nobodie found out that he murdered so many people...
there are some phrases that made me think this way...
"If I left the stage would that be wrong?"
as a psychopatic he would normaly think that what he did was ok... but still his "human" part is trying to convience him to give up...
"They took my money and I lost my faith"
that actually could mean that he is caught... in jail you have nothing... and its normal that you loose your faith... there are no dreams in jail anymore...
"I tried the capsule and I tried the smoke
I tried to aid escape like normal folk"
this seems for me as if he was brought to a psychologist and forced to take pills perhaps even in probation?(like marc dutroux who later on used to give his pills to the victims)
"I spend my days with all my friends
They're the ones on who my life depends
I'm gonna miss them when the series ends"
he sees his victims as his friends and as he is not able to commit any crimes he will "miss them when the series ends"
"Rain keeps crawling down the glass
(Pull yourself together)
The good times never seem to last
(You know it's not so bad)
Close your eyes and let the thought pass
(Close your eyes and let it pass)"
the last repetation of the chorus is the key... as his inner darker voice is speaking to him telling him that everything will be fine... he only has to be good in jail and he'll be out soon...
you can also interpret the thought of suicide (as some serialkiller also commited suicide as they where caught) but it does not have to be...
might be that you dont agree with me, but i think this album tells a whole story... of course most of the tracks can be interpret in different ways... but for me the whole album is a storyline and i enjoy hearing it everytime as for me it could be the same as whatching a movie... just better^^
Steven Wilson always intends for his songs to convey multiple meanings; usually two major interpretations. In the case of In Absentia, almost all his songs have an interpretation that is consistent with the theme of the album, plus other, slightly different explanations (which maybe easier to relate to ).
Steven Wilson always intends for his songs to convey multiple meanings; usually two major interpretations. In the case of In Absentia, almost all his songs have an interpretation that is consistent with the theme of the album, plus other, slightly different explanations (which maybe easier to relate to ).
So this song can also be considered to be about how the person is confused about issues like religion and how he is disillusioned with his life in general. He tries to keep his mind occupied through TV, drug abuse and so on; but never finds true satisfaction. This is to the...
So this song can also be considered to be about how the person is confused about issues like religion and how he is disillusioned with his life in general. He tries to keep his mind occupied through TV, drug abuse and so on; but never finds true satisfaction. This is to the extent that he sometimes contemplates suicide, but in the end always ends up controlling this impulse. This reading of the song can be easily related to by a lot of people and is just as good as the serial killer theme.
well i actually dont believe in this whole tv-thing and leaving the friends... ill come back to this later
i think u should still try to stick to the serialkiller theme of the album...
this brings me to the conclusion that what he really means with series are the serial kills...
that made me think about what if he is caught?!
several serialkillers have been caught and then been released again, for example when he is caught for raping somebody but nobodie found out that he murdered so many people...
there are some phrases that made me think this way...
"If I left the stage would that be wrong?" as a psychopatic he would normaly think that what he did was ok... but still his "human" part is trying to convience him to give up...
"They took my money and I lost my faith" that actually could mean that he is caught... in jail you have nothing... and its normal that you loose your faith... there are no dreams in jail anymore...
"I tried the capsule and I tried the smoke I tried to aid escape like normal folk" this seems for me as if he was brought to a psychologist and forced to take pills perhaps even in probation?(like marc dutroux who later on used to give his pills to the victims)
"I spend my days with all my friends They're the ones on who my life depends I'm gonna miss them when the series ends" he sees his victims as his friends and as he is not able to commit any crimes he will "miss them when the series ends"
"Rain keeps crawling down the glass (Pull yourself together) The good times never seem to last (You know it's not so bad) Close your eyes and let the thought pass (Close your eyes and let it pass)" the last repetation of the chorus is the key... as his inner darker voice is speaking to him telling him that everything will be fine... he only has to be good in jail and he'll be out soon...
you can also interpret the thought of suicide (as some serialkiller also commited suicide as they where caught) but it does not have to be...
might be that you dont agree with me, but i think this album tells a whole story... of course most of the tracks can be interpret in different ways... but for me the whole album is a storyline and i enjoy hearing it everytime as for me it could be the same as whatching a movie... just better^^
Steven Wilson always intends for his songs to convey multiple meanings; usually two major interpretations. In the case of In Absentia, almost all his songs have an interpretation that is consistent with the theme of the album, plus other, slightly different explanations (which maybe easier to relate to ).
Steven Wilson always intends for his songs to convey multiple meanings; usually two major interpretations. In the case of In Absentia, almost all his songs have an interpretation that is consistent with the theme of the album, plus other, slightly different explanations (which maybe easier to relate to ).
So this song can also be considered to be about how the person is confused about issues like religion and how he is disillusioned with his life in general. He tries to keep his mind occupied through TV, drug abuse and so on; but never finds true satisfaction. This is to the...
So this song can also be considered to be about how the person is confused about issues like religion and how he is disillusioned with his life in general. He tries to keep his mind occupied through TV, drug abuse and so on; but never finds true satisfaction. This is to the extent that he sometimes contemplates suicide, but in the end always ends up controlling this impulse. This reading of the song can be easily related to by a lot of people and is just as good as the serial killer theme.