Backdraft Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Ruttikers 

Cover art for Backdraft lyrics by Thrice

I think this song's about showing someone that there is a darker world out there. Dustin is the person who reveals this bad news to his listeners who then become angry at the world (He "swings the door wide open" and turns their "jaded" eyes "red" with flame.)

I think Dustin says "I'll have everything I need, when you forget and come back home; so I'll just sit and wait." to indicate that his listeners will eventually forget that the world is awful so that they can go back to living "happy" lives. I think Dustin "sits and waits" to show that he is only a man and that he can't change the world by himself. The world must work together in order to change this dark world into a more brighter one.