He actually sings "I'm being prodded, crushed in your hands" and "home is a highway, your pillow's a lot" it's a bit easier to hear when he sings it live. and another small correction "you were just a paper boat"
The last 3 lines are about how he's trying to find his way home and he doesn't think he's going to make it. He's in a rusted car (he doesn't have the strength) about to get lost (can't find his way home)
He actually sings "I'm being prodded, crushed in your hands" and "home is a highway, your pillow's a lot" it's a bit easier to hear when he sings it live. and another small correction "you were just a paper boat"
The last 3 lines are about how he's trying to find his way home and he doesn't think he's going to make it. He's in a rusted car (he doesn't have the strength) about to get lost (can't find his way home)