Lyric discussion by NotThereYet 

Cover art for The Sylvan Screen lyrics by Olivia Tremor Control, The

This song IS amazing. I could be wholly wrong on this but I just feel like this song is trying to say how completely useless everyone has become.

The protagonist sits and watches others from his window and while no one else sees him and while no one else stops, he doesn't try to stop them or let them know he exists. He just watches other people live their lives without living one of his own.

We move on to society, to the structured world where no one has to worry about anything except mowing lawns, raking leaves. No one tries to see him, no one cares to.

I could just be reading too much into this or putting my own personal bias into the meaning, so please anyone feel free to shoot down everything I said.