the last part, the part he sings slowly, is basically the whole meaning of this song. its about suicide and preventing it, not doing it. The last part:
"spotlights painted the building and the people gathered for the show...etc" its about a man about to jump off a building, and people are watching ("the crowd on the street"). the news people are just sitting there waiting for a story, the crowd is waiting for a show, the police don't really care and are just keeping peace. so it's about a man about to kill suicide, which fits into the them of the song. "don't look down it'll go away," is matt saying don't jump, you may have your problems but you shouldn't kill yourself. the other versus are about how fucked up the world is, which matt sings about often.
yeah, matt sings about the state of the world and tv's role in it a lot. i can't stand prime time deliverance. love the lyrics and meaning, but the song itself--the singing and the music just kind of bugs me. i like it as a poem tho. very powerful, as are all his songs.
the last part, the part he sings slowly, is basically the whole meaning of this song. its about suicide and preventing it, not doing it. The last part: "spotlights painted the building and the people gathered for the show...etc" its about a man about to jump off a building, and people are watching ("the crowd on the street"). the news people are just sitting there waiting for a story, the crowd is waiting for a show, the police don't really care and are just keeping peace. so it's about a man about to kill suicide, which fits into the them of the song. "don't look down it'll go away," is matt saying don't jump, you may have your problems but you shouldn't kill yourself. the other versus are about how fucked up the world is, which matt sings about often. yeah, matt sings about the state of the world and tv's role in it a lot. i can't stand prime time deliverance. love the lyrics and meaning, but the song itself--the singing and the music just kind of bugs me. i like it as a poem tho. very powerful, as are all his songs.