Though the interpretations are thus far good, I'd be inclined to disagree on the song's ending; I don't think the speaker went through with it, but they may still be contemplating it.
The phrase "life is a pendulous fall" refers to life being like the ticking of a clock, and "soon enough we go/where nobody can touch us" reenforces the statement, saying that we all die soon enough anyways, so why not live a little longer?
The second verse offers some confusion, but I think it refers to a bad breakup; "you gave her what she claimed...just like a good old friend". This seems to imply that he told a woman he loved her, but she turned around and said the same to him...only, it was "as a friend". After this the subject withdrew from his friends and family, but another friend of his, the speaker, is basically telling him that everyone hurts, so suck it up.
I also think "where the world must have begun" is more refferring to death itself; beginning in nothing, ending in nothing. "The rainbow ends" at a pot of gold, a reward. In this case, an escape from the suffering; death.
But with the brighter key change at the end, and repetition of the chorus, it seems like the words have stuck with the subject, so instead of blindly following through with his own misery, he stops and gives things another thought.
Though the interpretations are thus far good, I'd be inclined to disagree on the song's ending; I don't think the speaker went through with it, but they may still be contemplating it.
The phrase "life is a pendulous fall" refers to life being like the ticking of a clock, and "soon enough we go/where nobody can touch us" reenforces the statement, saying that we all die soon enough anyways, so why not live a little longer?
The second verse offers some confusion, but I think it refers to a bad breakup; "you gave her what she claimed...just like a good old friend". This seems to imply that he told a woman he loved her, but she turned around and said the same to him...only, it was "as a friend". After this the subject withdrew from his friends and family, but another friend of his, the speaker, is basically telling him that everyone hurts, so suck it up.
I also think "where the world must have begun" is more refferring to death itself; beginning in nothing, ending in nothing. "The rainbow ends" at a pot of gold, a reward. In this case, an escape from the suffering; death.
But with the brighter key change at the end, and repetition of the chorus, it seems like the words have stuck with the subject, so instead of blindly following through with his own misery, he stops and gives things another thought.
Beautiful song.