Here is my humble and probably completely incorrect interpretation:
"Hold it together.
Birds of a feather.
Nothing but lies and crooked wings."
This verse sets the scene. The main character is struggling with the world around them. Through all of the lies and the evil that surrounds them, they find a soul mate or a kindred spirit.
"I have the answer.
Spreading the cancer.
You are the faith inside me."
The kindred spirit insists that they are not good for the main character. The main character will hear none of it, however, believing that the kindred spirit is a savior, of sorts. They are the main character's tie to sanity.
"No, don't leave me to die here.
Help me survive here alone.
Don't remember.
Remember."
The kindred spirit now must leave. The main character doesn't want them to, thinking they they won't be able to survive without them. The kindred spirit wants the main character to forget all of their shared experiences and move on, and the main character at the same time urges the kindred spirit to remember those experiences in an attempt to make them stay.
"Put me to sleep evil angel.
Open your wings evil angel."
The main character wants the kindred spirit to return, to use their influence over them to make their life dreamlike with happiness again.
"I'm a believer, nothing could be worse.
All these imaginary friends
Hiding betrayal,
Driving the nail,
Hoping to find a savior."
The main character still believes that the kindred spirit will one day return to them. That belief could not be worse for their mental health. The other friends that the main character thought they had are keeping things from them and doing other things to drive the nail of insanity and/or depression deeper and deeper into their heart. Those other friends ignore the main character's problems and still expect help with their own.
"Put me to sleep, evil angel.
Open your wings, evil angel.
Fly over me, evil angel.
Why can't I breathe, evil angel?"
Again, the main character desperately longs for the return of the kindred spirit. Even a mere glance would suffice. The main character finds the aloneness and misery brought on by the kindred spirit's absence so hard to bear that they can hardly breathe.
I hope I wasn't too far off the mark! This is my first song interpretation on this site, so I won't be overly surprised if I am.
@Sukichan36 I'd love to build off of your interpretation. I think that basis of the interpretation may be correct but moderately skewed. I was raised in a christian household (not saying this song is religiously advancing) but the song may be referring to the one point in the bible, where it states an "Evil Angel" or "Angel of Death" flew over Egypt. This could mean that the main character is begging for a reprive or release from the pain that is his life.
@Sukichan36 I'd love to build off of your interpretation. I think that basis of the interpretation may be correct but moderately skewed. I was raised in a christian household (not saying this song is religiously advancing) but the song may be referring to the one point in the bible, where it states an "Evil Angel" or "Angel of Death" flew over Egypt. This could mean that the main character is begging for a reprive or release from the pain that is his life.
Here is my humble and probably completely incorrect interpretation:
"Hold it together. Birds of a feather. Nothing but lies and crooked wings."
This verse sets the scene. The main character is struggling with the world around them. Through all of the lies and the evil that surrounds them, they find a soul mate or a kindred spirit.
"I have the answer. Spreading the cancer. You are the faith inside me."
The kindred spirit insists that they are not good for the main character. The main character will hear none of it, however, believing that the kindred spirit is a savior, of sorts. They are the main character's tie to sanity.
"No, don't leave me to die here. Help me survive here alone. Don't remember. Remember."
The kindred spirit now must leave. The main character doesn't want them to, thinking they they won't be able to survive without them. The kindred spirit wants the main character to forget all of their shared experiences and move on, and the main character at the same time urges the kindred spirit to remember those experiences in an attempt to make them stay.
"Put me to sleep evil angel. Open your wings evil angel."
The main character wants the kindred spirit to return, to use their influence over them to make their life dreamlike with happiness again.
"I'm a believer, nothing could be worse. All these imaginary friends Hiding betrayal, Driving the nail, Hoping to find a savior."
The main character still believes that the kindred spirit will one day return to them. That belief could not be worse for their mental health. The other friends that the main character thought they had are keeping things from them and doing other things to drive the nail of insanity and/or depression deeper and deeper into their heart. Those other friends ignore the main character's problems and still expect help with their own.
"Put me to sleep, evil angel. Open your wings, evil angel. Fly over me, evil angel. Why can't I breathe, evil angel?"
Again, the main character desperately longs for the return of the kindred spirit. Even a mere glance would suffice. The main character finds the aloneness and misery brought on by the kindred spirit's absence so hard to bear that they can hardly breathe.
I hope I wasn't too far off the mark! This is my first song interpretation on this site, so I won't be overly surprised if I am.
I agree with a lot of this.
I agree with a lot of this.
@Sukichan36 I'd love to build off of your interpretation. I think that basis of the interpretation may be correct but moderately skewed. I was raised in a christian household (not saying this song is religiously advancing) but the song may be referring to the one point in the bible, where it states an "Evil Angel" or "Angel of Death" flew over Egypt. This could mean that the main character is begging for a reprive or release from the pain that is his life.
@Sukichan36 I'd love to build off of your interpretation. I think that basis of the interpretation may be correct but moderately skewed. I was raised in a christian household (not saying this song is religiously advancing) but the song may be referring to the one point in the bible, where it states an "Evil Angel" or "Angel of Death" flew over Egypt. This could mean that the main character is begging for a reprive or release from the pain that is his life.