I think it could be about how the residents of Madina Lake fear the river people,m and that's why 'River People' isn't said in the lyrics.
Also I think jealousy does come into it. With
"their grass is green and your grass is diseased"
and also with:
"When you die you want the world to
Remember you for who you really are"
I think that may refer to celebrities like Adalia disappearing, and how it can maybe overshadow others?
I'm not sure.
But
"They crawl in your head, they dig in your bones"
When Adalia disappeared, everybody was a suspect, and maybe that means no-one trusts each other.
"restless, faceless"
everyone's worrying, everyone's the same?
Also, about the
"I'll take your crystal ball and make this crystal clear that i won't sit back and I won't drown right here"
There's a fortune teller in Madina Lake named Lucielle, who is thought of as crazy and Pandora taunts her.
After Adalia's disappearance, Pandora disappears [maybe she fled?]: maybe that refers to 'I won't sit back and I won't drown right here' because Pandora [from what I've found out] made friends with Adalia to get herself in her headlines, with Adalia gone, she'd be a suspect and would fall back down into nothing. ["drown right here"]: maybe that meant she wasn't going to sit back and let it happen.
The way it's described here, the River People sound like Dementors. I suppose they do have hoods.
I think it could be about how the residents of Madina Lake fear the river people,m and that's why 'River People' isn't said in the lyrics.
Also I think jealousy does come into it. With "their grass is green and your grass is diseased" and also with: "When you die you want the world to Remember you for who you really are" I think that may refer to celebrities like Adalia disappearing, and how it can maybe overshadow others? I'm not sure.
But "They crawl in your head, they dig in your bones" When Adalia disappeared, everybody was a suspect, and maybe that means no-one trusts each other. "restless, faceless" everyone's worrying, everyone's the same?
Also, about the "I'll take your crystal ball and make this crystal clear that i won't sit back and I won't drown right here" There's a fortune teller in Madina Lake named Lucielle, who is thought of as crazy and Pandora taunts her. After Adalia's disappearance, Pandora disappears [maybe she fled?]: maybe that refers to 'I won't sit back and I won't drown right here' because Pandora [from what I've found out] made friends with Adalia to get herself in her headlines, with Adalia gone, she'd be a suspect and would fall back down into nothing. ["drown right here"]: maybe that meant she wasn't going to sit back and let it happen.
The way it's described here, the River People sound like Dementors. I suppose they do have hoods.