I'm not sure if the friend committed suicide- the song reminds me a lot of The Hours by Michael Cunningham and the relationship between Richard Brown and Clarissa Vaughn. Richard is depressed and Clarissa tries to throw a party for him so he can recognize the beauty and joys of life, but Richard still seems to stay defeated by the hours and the worlds sorrows.
The first stanza however does show signs of suicide because the last line says 'last of many efforts' meaning the persons final thing done in life. The second stanza shows that the speaker justifies the suicide because he says 'I know it's not my place but i don't even wonder why" proving that he accepts it and knows there is a reason behind whatever is going on.
I'm not sure if the friend committed suicide- the song reminds me a lot of The Hours by Michael Cunningham and the relationship between Richard Brown and Clarissa Vaughn. Richard is depressed and Clarissa tries to throw a party for him so he can recognize the beauty and joys of life, but Richard still seems to stay defeated by the hours and the worlds sorrows. The first stanza however does show signs of suicide because the last line says 'last of many efforts' meaning the persons final thing done in life. The second stanza shows that the speaker justifies the suicide because he says 'I know it's not my place but i don't even wonder why" proving that he accepts it and knows there is a reason behind whatever is going on.