Very close Arter, but I don't think the "kissed goodnight" line is a "good boy" sort of thing. I think it refers to the kiss that Judas gave to Jesus to point him out to to the soldiers. That line in particular has a strong theme of betrayal, which can be seen in quite a bit of this song. But most of the betrayal mentioned isn't a literal betrayal. The "people in the jar" are betrayed by reality. They have no way to differentiate what they believe is real from what's actually real. "Plato's Cave" (as mentioned before) is a perfect example of this. The shadows that the people see on the wall become their reality, as opposed to a reflection of reality, much like the people in the jar see the fireflies as the stars and the hole in the jar as the sun.
Very close Arter, but I don't think the "kissed goodnight" line is a "good boy" sort of thing. I think it refers to the kiss that Judas gave to Jesus to point him out to to the soldiers. That line in particular has a strong theme of betrayal, which can be seen in quite a bit of this song. But most of the betrayal mentioned isn't a literal betrayal. The "people in the jar" are betrayed by reality. They have no way to differentiate what they believe is real from what's actually real. "Plato's Cave" (as mentioned before) is a perfect example of this. The shadows that the people see on the wall become their reality, as opposed to a reflection of reality, much like the people in the jar see the fireflies as the stars and the hole in the jar as the sun.
Wow, I think you pretty much nailed it.
Wow, I think you pretty much nailed it.