I think this song is an insight into Alex's mind. I've heard and seen that he really doesn't like cameras and he can be slightly socially awkward sometimes. I've heard he's a little bit of a loner if he's in the right moods and stuff like that. Thats why Brandon and Dan do a lot of the interviews. Alex has also talked about how he's struggled with depression and drugs and stuff like that, trying to live without anti-depressants and trying to balance his life. I think this is his admitance to him being afraid of himself and his success.
"restless chasing shadows" He's constantly fighting back his old skeletons and his problems in his mind
"choices facing gallows pole" the choices he makes can be ones that really hurt or save him.
"are you hanging by a thread
or swinging from the rope" Is he barely holding on? or is he already dead and swinging there, has he already given in to his old ways?
"dont think we dont see your scars
are you afraid of who you are?" His scars are always there as a reminder of who he was and who he's trying to avoid being.
I love alex though, I'm not ragging on him. He writes some of the most amazing lyrics and he's really funny and one of the nicest people I've heard. Plus he can scream like a motherfucker.
I think this song is an insight into Alex's mind. I've heard and seen that he really doesn't like cameras and he can be slightly socially awkward sometimes. I've heard he's a little bit of a loner if he's in the right moods and stuff like that. Thats why Brandon and Dan do a lot of the interviews. Alex has also talked about how he's struggled with depression and drugs and stuff like that, trying to live without anti-depressants and trying to balance his life. I think this is his admitance to him being afraid of himself and his success.
"restless chasing shadows" He's constantly fighting back his old skeletons and his problems in his mind "choices facing gallows pole" the choices he makes can be ones that really hurt or save him. "are you hanging by a thread
or swinging from the rope" Is he barely holding on? or is he already dead and swinging there, has he already given in to his old ways? "dont think we dont see your scars are you afraid of who you are?" His scars are always there as a reminder of who he was and who he's trying to avoid being.
I love alex though, I'm not ragging on him. He writes some of the most amazing lyrics and he's really funny and one of the nicest people I've heard. Plus he can scream like a motherfucker.