Lyric discussion by ludolove 

Cover art for Spinal Cords lyrics by Envy on the Coast

"I spy my friends filling boxes," i think that part's about he's now in a band and doing way better than his friends that he used to hang out with - "the scales have tipped and i'm superstitious"

also it's: "My father taught me how to cut teeth, and I sink them in to our broken cities. the gypsies told me that my cuts seem like a poor man playing the blues in the subways of New York City, you're too good to me. You stay with me while my feet keep moving. In my grave, she knows to dig herself Cause I'll use my hands to climb out of it.."

maybe spinal cord means like you have no backbone - and you're dependent on everyone else, like "don't you pull the plug", they're you're life support