I figure that a "number with no name" refers to getting a phone number but not getting the person's name, such as in a chance encounter. He's not sure if hes going to get hurt or not. I think it fits with the "gambling" theme. "The very thing that drives you... can drive you insane..." these kind of flings can be wonderful and it can also end in terrible heartbreak. "Don't have room on my body for another scar." Again this seems consistent with the song. But good music can be interpretted several different but equally valid ways :)
Oh and this song OWNS. Just wish it was a 4 min song instead of 3 :\
I disagree that the song is about gambling...I think you're taking the "placing bets" line too literally. Instead, I think it's about a criminal in jail (perhaps facing his execution..."casket lined with silver dollars"). I get the sense the person in the story still hasn't accepted responsibility ("mouthful of blame"), and with the anonymity and lack of the use of a name in jail (remember, inmates are given a number and use that for identification instead of a name, so the "number with no name" is very clear to me what it's referring to), he/she has lost sense of being...
I disagree that the song is about gambling...I think you're taking the "placing bets" line too literally. Instead, I think it's about a criminal in jail (perhaps facing his execution..."casket lined with silver dollars"). I get the sense the person in the story still hasn't accepted responsibility ("mouthful of blame"), and with the anonymity and lack of the use of a name in jail (remember, inmates are given a number and use that for identification instead of a name, so the "number with no name" is very clear to me what it's referring to), he/she has lost sense of being a person ("my face is wearing a mask") and is alone ("no where to run, no one to tell").
I figure that a "number with no name" refers to getting a phone number but not getting the person's name, such as in a chance encounter. He's not sure if hes going to get hurt or not. I think it fits with the "gambling" theme. "The very thing that drives you... can drive you insane..." these kind of flings can be wonderful and it can also end in terrible heartbreak. "Don't have room on my body for another scar." Again this seems consistent with the song. But good music can be interpretted several different but equally valid ways :)
Oh and this song OWNS. Just wish it was a 4 min song instead of 3 :\
I disagree that the song is about gambling...I think you're taking the "placing bets" line too literally. Instead, I think it's about a criminal in jail (perhaps facing his execution..."casket lined with silver dollars"). I get the sense the person in the story still hasn't accepted responsibility ("mouthful of blame"), and with the anonymity and lack of the use of a name in jail (remember, inmates are given a number and use that for identification instead of a name, so the "number with no name" is very clear to me what it's referring to), he/she has lost sense of being...
I disagree that the song is about gambling...I think you're taking the "placing bets" line too literally. Instead, I think it's about a criminal in jail (perhaps facing his execution..."casket lined with silver dollars"). I get the sense the person in the story still hasn't accepted responsibility ("mouthful of blame"), and with the anonymity and lack of the use of a name in jail (remember, inmates are given a number and use that for identification instead of a name, so the "number with no name" is very clear to me what it's referring to), he/she has lost sense of being a person ("my face is wearing a mask") and is alone ("no where to run, no one to tell").