Lyric discussion by josheppardfan831 

Cover art for Crossing the Frame lyrics by Coheed and Cambria

Claudio Sanchez: “In Second Stage, the Writer wrote a love interest for the Character (Claudio). Her name is Newo. ‘Crossing The Frame’ is the parallels between Newo and Erica Court, the Writer’s love interest.”

This song isn’t necessarily illustrated in the graphic novel, as the album and the comic aren’t completely linear. However, Writer begins to parallel the two women in his head. Because Newo represents The Character’s (Claudio Kilgannon’s) past, Writer begins to resent both Erica and Newo, as does Claudio K. In the graphic novel, Writer and Claudio simultaneously picture a house with a light on in the upstairs window, presumably spying on their past loves, Erica and Newo, lamenting their lost relationships and convincing themselves there is no turning back. -CobaltandCalcium.com