The chaotic pace of the song to begin with is indicative of his feelings and his life all tied in knots. He's going crazy thinking of the girl who left him, and seeing her with another drives him mad.
The reference to hell bellow me is "hell on earth" to him, but there's stars above, AKA, a way out, or a release. I think he's wrestling with the choice to end it all "hell bellow me, stars above, hell bellow me, stars above..."
When the song changes pace to "stars above" only, I think he is dying through some self-inflicted wound. Perhaps laying on his back at night, facing the stars above.
Notice how the tempo slows way down, like his life-blood draining out. This is why he says "I slip away", "nothing ever gonna hurt me now",
When he closes his eyes, he "can't see her face" anymore.
This is one dark song, but so is a lot of their music.
This song reminds me that there can never be anything so bad that one would take one's own life. All one need do is look up to the stars and realize this life is bigger than one and one's problems. There is a plan.
I think the song is about suicide.
The chaotic pace of the song to begin with is indicative of his feelings and his life all tied in knots. He's going crazy thinking of the girl who left him, and seeing her with another drives him mad. The reference to hell bellow me is "hell on earth" to him, but there's stars above, AKA, a way out, or a release. I think he's wrestling with the choice to end it all "hell bellow me, stars above, hell bellow me, stars above..." When the song changes pace to "stars above" only, I think he is dying through some self-inflicted wound. Perhaps laying on his back at night, facing the stars above.
Notice how the tempo slows way down, like his life-blood draining out. This is why he says "I slip away", "nothing ever gonna hurt me now", When he closes his eyes, he "can't see her face" anymore. This is one dark song, but so is a lot of their music. This song reminds me that there can never be anything so bad that one would take one's own life. All one need do is look up to the stars and realize this life is bigger than one and one's problems. There is a plan.