I think this is a reference to Amanda performing, and the fleeting nature of performance, the inevitability of death. The Living Room is a name of a nightclub which Regina Spektor performed at (and supposedly Amanda did too).
"we pour the magic in our coats
thinking it can leave with us"
Recordings can't make up for the real thing; at some venues, recording devices like cell phones are not allowed, but people hide them.
"but it’s so harming
when they talk out loud"
Sometimes, people talk out loud at inappropriate moments (like during Glass Slipper). This might be the case of a concert in the honour of the deceased.
"past the bar and past the awning"
Another reference to being at a venue. I agree with the interpretation that the setting is at the wake of a funeral.
I think this is a reference to Amanda performing, and the fleeting nature of performance, the inevitability of death. The Living Room is a name of a nightclub which Regina Spektor performed at (and supposedly Amanda did too).
"we pour the magic in our coats thinking it can leave with us"
Recordings can't make up for the real thing; at some venues, recording devices like cell phones are not allowed, but people hide them.
"but it’s so harming when they talk out loud"
Sometimes, people talk out loud at inappropriate moments (like during Glass Slipper). This might be the case of a concert in the honour of the deceased.
"past the bar and past the awning"
Another reference to being at a venue. I agree with the interpretation that the setting is at the wake of a funeral.