What I see with this [amazing] song, going with the concept album theme;
[I've lost everything
Now I've gotta find a way out
They keep asking me
Where I was when it was burning]
Well here he just burnt his house down and the police are asking him questions.
[There's no trying to explain
They'll lock me up again
Throw away the key
The protagonist became
The villain they disdain
In every way]
He admits to the listener that he did it and he's sure that he'll get arrested for it and everyone will hate him.
[I've lost everything
But I'm gonna find a way out
Nothing's left for me
Except malady and hatred]
He'll try to get away, the only thing left is hatred.
[No evidence was found
They'll let me go for now
At least till tomorrow]
An obvious line.
[Hey! When tomorrow brings the morning sun again
I'll be long gone
Now! As I drive away and leave the past behind
I think I'm dying]
He's leaving town to get away from the scene of the crime. Yet, he's regretting something.
[It's so pathetic
I hate you so much but I still miss you
Karma is hard to change
When everything you do and say is awful
Remorse is hard to fake
When you only feel sorry for yourself
I'm coughing up more blood
It's filling up my lungs
It's killing me]
This section is about him still feeling something, maybe small, maybe distant, towards the person/girl he killed in the fire. In the end, he's getting sick.
[Hey! When tomorrow brings the morning sun again
I'll be long gone (I'll be long gone)
Dead! Lying all alone on this motel room floor
I know I'm dying (I know I'm dying)]
What I see with this [amazing] song, going with the concept album theme;
[I've lost everything Now I've gotta find a way out They keep asking me Where I was when it was burning]
Well here he just burnt his house down and the police are asking him questions.
[There's no trying to explain They'll lock me up again Throw away the key The protagonist became The villain they disdain In every way]
He admits to the listener that he did it and he's sure that he'll get arrested for it and everyone will hate him.
[I've lost everything But I'm gonna find a way out Nothing's left for me Except malady and hatred]
He'll try to get away, the only thing left is hatred.
[No evidence was found They'll let me go for now At least till tomorrow]
An obvious line.
[Hey! When tomorrow brings the morning sun again I'll be long gone Now! As I drive away and leave the past behind I think I'm dying]
He's leaving town to get away from the scene of the crime. Yet, he's regretting something.
[It's so pathetic I hate you so much but I still miss you Karma is hard to change When everything you do and say is awful Remorse is hard to fake When you only feel sorry for yourself I'm coughing up more blood It's filling up my lungs It's killing me]
This section is about him still feeling something, maybe small, maybe distant, towards the person/girl he killed in the fire. In the end, he's getting sick.
[Hey! When tomorrow brings the morning sun again I'll be long gone (I'll be long gone) Dead! Lying all alone on this motel room floor I know I'm dying (I know I'm dying)]
He's predicting his death.
[Hey! I've lost everything Now! Now I succumb to grace? It's not that surprising A hero loses every day] It's clichéd, but Karma is a bitch?
This is only with the concept album's theme, I guess. I could be way off.