Her death is the metaphor. She's dating one of those people who listens to bands no one's ever heard of because he thinks it's cool, which is obvious by "Obscure records entombed in his room with mechanical lust
diapered, desolate middle-aged doom."
He got her to be with him not from love - which the narrator obviously feels for her - but by "feeding on her insecurities" - meaning that he probably made her think she'll be alone forever if she doesn't date him.
And because he's guilted and tricked her into dating him, Max views her as dead. She's not herself - she's completely submitted herself to her boyfriend. She hopes that she'll "start breathing" which is a metaphor for her "coming back to life" and if not wanting to be with the narrator, at least realizing how awful her boyfriend had been.
"You awake from the grave that he dug" (You realize he's taken away your life and independence)
"Pulsing, boiling, angry blood" (and you're super-pissed about it)
"Well aware that I’m falling in love" (self-explanatory)
"Filled with fire, I’m drinking gasoline to make it go faster" (could be understood as a metaphor as a "flame" standing for love - and adding gasoline is like adding passion with her to make their love together grow into something big, and fast)
You guys are all missing it completely.
Her death is the metaphor. She's dating one of those people who listens to bands no one's ever heard of because he thinks it's cool, which is obvious by "Obscure records entombed in his room with mechanical lust diapered, desolate middle-aged doom." He got her to be with him not from love - which the narrator obviously feels for her - but by "feeding on her insecurities" - meaning that he probably made her think she'll be alone forever if she doesn't date him. And because he's guilted and tricked her into dating him, Max views her as dead. She's not herself - she's completely submitted herself to her boyfriend. She hopes that she'll "start breathing" which is a metaphor for her "coming back to life" and if not wanting to be with the narrator, at least realizing how awful her boyfriend had been. "You awake from the grave that he dug" (You realize he's taken away your life and independence) "Pulsing, boiling, angry blood" (and you're super-pissed about it) "Well aware that I’m falling in love" (self-explanatory) "Filled with fire, I’m drinking gasoline to make it go faster" (could be understood as a metaphor as a "flame" standing for love - and adding gasoline is like adding passion with her to make their love together grow into something big, and fast)