The first line has two meanings: it refers to the plane falling from the sky, and a a "fall from grace". Considering the following two lines, I'd say it's because of a lack of faith. Black Box Recording is about someone like Lucifer who sins and falls away from God, out of the heavens. The rest of the song describes the incident and gives a bit of information about the narrator, like that he owes money and smokes. The song ends with death, and not really wanting to be alive, either though the sun isn't shining on the narrator.
The first line has two meanings: it refers to the plane falling from the sky, and a a "fall from grace". Considering the following two lines, I'd say it's because of a lack of faith. Black Box Recording is about someone like Lucifer who sins and falls away from God, out of the heavens. The rest of the song describes the incident and gives a bit of information about the narrator, like that he owes money and smokes. The song ends with death, and not really wanting to be alive, either though the sun isn't shining on the narrator.