i got something very different from this song. this whole album was dedicated to Danny Riley (Jack's cousin who died), and every track is a little darker than his other work. anyway, I think this song is maybe just about him dealing with his cousin's death.
it sounds like the first part is about his wife making things seem better than they are - so people don't think he's depressed or something. she's trying to get him out, possibly overcompensating for his depression with her "lovely stories" - but he wants her to chill out a little. he's not even sure he believes them "i'm hoping some of them are true," but the problem in this song is not their relationship.
in the chorus, he talks about how this (his cousin's death) is affecting him, and he says, "See you reaching to me, gonna save me" - he knows she's just trying to help. As for the part about losing keys, I think that sort of thing happens when you're really distracted and depressed - he's just drawing us a picture.
And if you listen to the rest of the song with this in mind, it just talks about how he feels. Pretty somber for Jack, actually. "The world has its ways to quiet us down" - Sometimes, life is just painful. :(
i got something very different from this song. this whole album was dedicated to Danny Riley (Jack's cousin who died), and every track is a little darker than his other work. anyway, I think this song is maybe just about him dealing with his cousin's death.
it sounds like the first part is about his wife making things seem better than they are - so people don't think he's depressed or something. she's trying to get him out, possibly overcompensating for his depression with her "lovely stories" - but he wants her to chill out a little. he's not even sure he believes them "i'm hoping some of them are true," but the problem in this song is not their relationship.
in the chorus, he talks about how this (his cousin's death) is affecting him, and he says, "See you reaching to me, gonna save me" - he knows she's just trying to help. As for the part about losing keys, I think that sort of thing happens when you're really distracted and depressed - he's just drawing us a picture.
And if you listen to the rest of the song with this in mind, it just talks about how he feels. Pretty somber for Jack, actually. "The world has its ways to quiet us down" - Sometimes, life is just painful. :(