I think the song is about a relationship, and the plane is the metaphor for the relationship. The line "we flew over the cascades, we were forced to behave while we sat, in rows like children," i believe is alluding to the beginning of the relationship and how everything was beautiful and they were "well behaved," or didn't fight. Then when he "crossed some standard state lines" i would say that means that he's venturing into new territory in his relationship and the last line of the first verse says that now they're over the "beautiful" part of their relationship and they're now in fights and problems with each other like one's they've never known. I think the beast represents the facade of love. "i saw a dim light, at the mouth of the beast, so i followed it in, it's too late to retreat, it swallowed me whole," is saying that he was enticed by the "light" of love, but when he entered he instead found a beast with wings that ruined everything because he "failed to cut its neck." This is an amazing song, kenny choi is a lyrical genius.
I think the song is about a relationship, and the plane is the metaphor for the relationship. The line "we flew over the cascades, we were forced to behave while we sat, in rows like children," i believe is alluding to the beginning of the relationship and how everything was beautiful and they were "well behaved," or didn't fight. Then when he "crossed some standard state lines" i would say that means that he's venturing into new territory in his relationship and the last line of the first verse says that now they're over the "beautiful" part of their relationship and they're now in fights and problems with each other like one's they've never known. I think the beast represents the facade of love. "i saw a dim light, at the mouth of the beast, so i followed it in, it's too late to retreat, it swallowed me whole," is saying that he was enticed by the "light" of love, but when he entered he instead found a beast with wings that ruined everything because he "failed to cut its neck." This is an amazing song, kenny choi is a lyrical genius.