Lyric discussion by 4estbest 

Cover art for Elephants lyrics by Portugal. The Man

ok i could see the divorce thing a little but a few things didnt quite make sences but i love brompton's thought that its a metaphor for dying. you have great evidence and the part about fearing sleeping in the box really jumps out at me with the coffin theory. the end needs a little more help but it fits better than the divorce ending. im not so sure about the conductor being a preacher. maybe he just playes the role of "death" and you are on the train to heaven (or hell) and sending love and happiness to the next car could be he is reasuring everyone that they will be fine because most would probably be in a panic (that is if they died suddenly and were not sure if they were alive) those are my thoughts. and true it might be drugs, (which im sure they were super high when they wrote it) but i used to do a lot of shit too and i've gone on "god trips" and the things you think about are beyond your sober mind. it is possable for portugal trip in metaphor ha ha