How many songs in history have been 4 minutes and 20 seconds long and not about pot? There's not even a hint at getting baked in the lyrics themselves. It might help you both to lay off the weed a little.
My best guess at it is a story about an established rock star (who's probably a friend of the band) and the compromises they ran into along the way. The empty page (and "these are the words but not the truth" could be about writing lyrics that are meaningless or trite to get an audience. "Them all" who the star is blessing is the audience, critics, etc (ie the half-hearted compliments one gives to the crowd during the show to get them excited, or the game you play with critics because their word helps you rise the charts). They drift from town to town, their name is headlining the venues (flashing light)...and in the end, the words that the artist used were just an empty page of rhetoric.
Or, from a less cynical view, it could be that the empty page is a metaphor for the power of words and with a blank canvas the artist can "waste this town" and change the world, or it can be ripped, watered down or slipping, or in other words make no impact depending on what words you choose. In which case, the story could just be illustrating the possibilities for stardom in the flashing light or the downfalls (smashing your head in the mirror). Just my two cents.
How many songs in history have been 4 minutes and 20 seconds long and not about pot? There's not even a hint at getting baked in the lyrics themselves. It might help you both to lay off the weed a little.
My best guess at it is a story about an established rock star (who's probably a friend of the band) and the compromises they ran into along the way. The empty page (and "these are the words but not the truth" could be about writing lyrics that are meaningless or trite to get an audience. "Them all" who the star is blessing is the audience, critics, etc (ie the half-hearted compliments one gives to the crowd during the show to get them excited, or the game you play with critics because their word helps you rise the charts). They drift from town to town, their name is headlining the venues (flashing light)...and in the end, the words that the artist used were just an empty page of rhetoric.
Or, from a less cynical view, it could be that the empty page is a metaphor for the power of words and with a blank canvas the artist can "waste this town" and change the world, or it can be ripped, watered down or slipping, or in other words make no impact depending on what words you choose. In which case, the story could just be illustrating the possibilities for stardom in the flashing light or the downfalls (smashing your head in the mirror). Just my two cents.
Excellent explication of the lyrics, realitysoldier. I like your thinking.
Excellent explication of the lyrics, realitysoldier. I like your thinking.