First verse:
The guy can't leave his "bedroom" because it is jail. The lake drifts to him from the shore, and he can't get there, but he's still waiting to be released from prison.
Chorus:
The wonders whether if his hand blocked the sun if people would ever realize that the world is messed up. His "crime" didn't make people notice, he was just shunned and jailed. And if he "turned back all these clocks" he would never have enough time to make people realize the wrongs being committed.
Second verse:
This verse is about a girl who meets the guy, and loves him, but he is sent to jail for what he believes in.
"so put your hands where I can see them, and shut your mouth, I know who you are, in a world void of feeling or heart I know that we are the torches in the dark":
This is the part that gives away that he is in jail, but in a world void of feeling or heart, those who want to fix things are the torches in the dark.
"let's break this down, let's make this count,
let's leave this one-horse town, no better time than now":
The guy wants to break out of jail for the girl and leave town, while the time is right.
"the angels dance like feathers float, they're here to see and to be seen, the clock strikes two, the music slows and each one slowly dons their wings, once outside they all pair off and hand in hand they leave but I'm still waiting, yeah I'm still waiting":
This bridge sort of thing here means that everyone who wants to leave and go off and have a life together can do it, but the guy who is in jail and the girl who love him cannot do it.
In my opinion this is RA's second best song besides Heaven Knows. It is absolutely incredible in every way. I wish they would play it live again...
First verse: The guy can't leave his "bedroom" because it is jail. The lake drifts to him from the shore, and he can't get there, but he's still waiting to be released from prison.
Chorus: The wonders whether if his hand blocked the sun if people would ever realize that the world is messed up. His "crime" didn't make people notice, he was just shunned and jailed. And if he "turned back all these clocks" he would never have enough time to make people realize the wrongs being committed.
Second verse: This verse is about a girl who meets the guy, and loves him, but he is sent to jail for what he believes in.
"so put your hands where I can see them, and shut your mouth, I know who you are, in a world void of feeling or heart I know that we are the torches in the dark": This is the part that gives away that he is in jail, but in a world void of feeling or heart, those who want to fix things are the torches in the dark.
"let's break this down, let's make this count, let's leave this one-horse town, no better time than now": The guy wants to break out of jail for the girl and leave town, while the time is right.
"the angels dance like feathers float, they're here to see and to be seen, the clock strikes two, the music slows and each one slowly dons their wings, once outside they all pair off and hand in hand they leave but I'm still waiting, yeah I'm still waiting": This bridge sort of thing here means that everyone who wants to leave and go off and have a life together can do it, but the guy who is in jail and the girl who love him cannot do it.
In my opinion this is RA's second best song besides Heaven Knows. It is absolutely incredible in every way. I wish they would play it live again...