Well, all you people talking about 9/11, I see your point, but I see this song on a more metaphorical level. From my perspective, it's pretty much about someone's life falling apart. "The City Sleeps In Flames." Perhaps the city represents this. "This is our last chance/To make things right." This is the speaker's last chance to repair friendships, etc. "Let's try to find a place to sleep," He obviously wants a break from the emotional chaos that has become of his everyday life. "A sadness that I've never seen." He's never been this sad before, simple enough. "I said your name and you looked the other way." Being rejected by loved ones. "Because these are my last words..." He's going to kill himself. "If there was something left," He's got nothing to live for. "Teardrops will spill from your blue eyes/Intentions were wrong..." The regret of others.
Well, all you people talking about 9/11, I see your point, but I see this song on a more metaphorical level. From my perspective, it's pretty much about someone's life falling apart. "The City Sleeps In Flames." Perhaps the city represents this. "This is our last chance/To make things right." This is the speaker's last chance to repair friendships, etc. "Let's try to find a place to sleep," He obviously wants a break from the emotional chaos that has become of his everyday life. "A sadness that I've never seen." He's never been this sad before, simple enough. "I said your name and you looked the other way." Being rejected by loved ones. "Because these are my last words..." He's going to kill himself. "If there was something left," He's got nothing to live for. "Teardrops will spill from your blue eyes/Intentions were wrong..." The regret of others.