this might be a far fetched interpretation but it makes sense. when reading the lyrics think about the story of king david and bethsheba. King David sent her husband to the frontlines so he would die and no one would know about the baby. It talks about how it's easier to fight the war when youre last in line and thats where David was. He could do anything necessary to "erase" this sin but no matter what it was always still there in his head. Hence your mind is a mountain before you.
Erase the proof but the shame remains shows how no matter what David did to get rid of the situation he still felt awful and just kept digging a deeper hole.
this might be a far fetched interpretation but it makes sense. when reading the lyrics think about the story of king david and bethsheba. King David sent her husband to the frontlines so he would die and no one would know about the baby. It talks about how it's easier to fight the war when youre last in line and thats where David was. He could do anything necessary to "erase" this sin but no matter what it was always still there in his head. Hence your mind is a mountain before you.
Erase the proof but the shame remains shows how no matter what David did to get rid of the situation he still felt awful and just kept digging a deeper hole.