Lyric discussion by CompulsiveListener 

Cover art for Cast On, Cast Off lyrics by Republic Tigers, The

i like this song very much though i dont think i've really grasped the meaning here are my thoughts- its about a break up

he feels that he isnt good enough for her and there hasnt been any progress "Look to see the progress" "I've not the things you've needed"

however he wants to keep in contact any way possible "But may we keep in contact With no stand by"

fire describes how he feels about her and ice depicts her attitude towards him "Don't you think it's too much like fire and ice?"

shes doing just fine without him, but his world is chaos "Yours is home alone, while I watch the poltergeist"

im not sure what is meant by cast on cast of and some of the other things there someone pls explain :p

I think yer right, about it being about a break up. But maybe not that he's not good enough for her.

My interpretation is, He still wants to be friends with her, but "bide no longer in these times" could mean they aren't close as they used to be. He looks "to see the progress" that has happened since the breakup, and all that has changed between them. He didn't have what she wanted in the relationship, or vice versa, and that led to the breakup. "Retreival on the sidelines" means, the game (of their relationship) is over, and they're gathering their things. That...