I think this song is about losing someone's Grandma.
"And I walk out of the hospital cursing cars because all this turnover makes me so tired"
In this line they describes when they leave the hospital after they've lost their Grandmother; they just feel so tired and like nothing is really happening, combined with the feeling of frustration at the world (the people in their cars).
"Grandma tucks you in at night; says never be afraid of anything outside. Grandma tucks you in at night, says goodnight little sweet."
These lines are just remembering the little things that his/her Grandmother used to do when they were young.
"These pictures of the past litter the floor like news print, like cities fell in stacks."
This just describes the time when you're looking at all the pictures of the person after they've gone.
"And men jumped from buildings, the dust was overwhelming, do we except anything to last?"
Here they just question whether anything great can stay.
"Goodnight little sweet, watch everything recede... La la la la"
I love these last lines so much. It seems to me like this is something their Grandmother used to say to them to help them fall asleep, and after she's gone they help themselves fall asleep by just saying that over in their head one last time.
I think this song is about losing someone's Grandma.
"And I walk out of the hospital cursing cars because all this turnover makes me so tired" In this line they describes when they leave the hospital after they've lost their Grandmother; they just feel so tired and like nothing is really happening, combined with the feeling of frustration at the world (the people in their cars).
"Grandma tucks you in at night; says never be afraid of anything outside. Grandma tucks you in at night, says goodnight little sweet." These lines are just remembering the little things that his/her Grandmother used to do when they were young.
"These pictures of the past litter the floor like news print, like cities fell in stacks." This just describes the time when you're looking at all the pictures of the person after they've gone.
"And men jumped from buildings, the dust was overwhelming, do we except anything to last?" Here they just question whether anything great can stay.
"Goodnight little sweet, watch everything recede... La la la la" I love these last lines so much. It seems to me like this is something their Grandmother used to say to them to help them fall asleep, and after she's gone they help themselves fall asleep by just saying that over in their head one last time.