It's a suicide note. Read it again with that in mind. Rose, perhaps the author's daughter, was born. His range of emotions staggered him, floored him, as if he were watching a film frame-by-frame. Whomever he has sent this letter to, he's left no money for, he's advising them to sell everything. He'll no longer read to this person, the museum, or experience of their relationship, is "closed", or ended. An aerial view of a town once known: he's ascending to a higher place but can still be remembered in a familiar setting. The chorus is a rejoinder to live a good life. He's decided to kill himslef but first he sent this letter to someone, or left it for them. Maybe even for Rose. What do you think?
It's a suicide note. Read it again with that in mind. Rose, perhaps the author's daughter, was born. His range of emotions staggered him, floored him, as if he were watching a film frame-by-frame. Whomever he has sent this letter to, he's left no money for, he's advising them to sell everything. He'll no longer read to this person, the museum, or experience of their relationship, is "closed", or ended. An aerial view of a town once known: he's ascending to a higher place but can still be remembered in a familiar setting. The chorus is a rejoinder to live a good life. He's decided to kill himslef but first he sent this letter to someone, or left it for them. Maybe even for Rose. What do you think?