To me it seems rather obvious and is just about the teenage, young adult 18-21 lifestyle.
Waking up in the midday sun
What's to live for?
You could see what I've done
Staring at emotion
In the light of day
I was running from the things that you'd say
So this (as well as the chorus) sets the scene for the protagonist as someone who parties hard and wakes up at midday. He's finding himself as all young adults are, and not in the best of ways. There is an authority figure here saying grow up, but he/she is ignoring and just doing their own thing.
I was a boy at an open door
Why you staring
Do you still think that you know?
Looking for treasure
In the things that you threw
Like a magpie
I live for glitter, not you
This is what really seals the deal for me. As I am completely over the whole clubbing, getting drunk phase, however looking for treasure could not be more true. In the quest to define myself, I have tried about everything there is always looking for the greener grass over the hill, the shiny treasure. An example would be relationships, I've had my fair share and these days I just do multiple open relationships, so for example I live for the ride not the people (or her).
Now I'm sitting alone
I'm finally looking around
Left here on my own
I'm gonna hurt myself
Maybe losing my mind
I'm still wondering why
Had to let the world let it bleed me dry
This is the sad ending, say 5 years or so has passed, and he never did find himself unfortunately.
To me it seems rather obvious and is just about the teenage, young adult 18-21 lifestyle.
Waking up in the midday sun What's to live for? You could see what I've done Staring at emotion In the light of day I was running from the things that you'd say
So this (as well as the chorus) sets the scene for the protagonist as someone who parties hard and wakes up at midday. He's finding himself as all young adults are, and not in the best of ways. There is an authority figure here saying grow up, but he/she is ignoring and just doing their own thing.
I was a boy at an open door Why you staring Do you still think that you know? Looking for treasure In the things that you threw Like a magpie I live for glitter, not you
This is what really seals the deal for me. As I am completely over the whole clubbing, getting drunk phase, however looking for treasure could not be more true. In the quest to define myself, I have tried about everything there is always looking for the greener grass over the hill, the shiny treasure. An example would be relationships, I've had my fair share and these days I just do multiple open relationships, so for example I live for the ride not the people (or her).
Now I'm sitting alone I'm finally looking around Left here on my own I'm gonna hurt myself Maybe losing my mind I'm still wondering why Had to let the world let it bleed me dry
This is the sad ending, say 5 years or so has passed, and he never did find himself unfortunately.