Lyric discussion by Honeyed 

Cover art for Factory lyrics by Band of Horses

In what I picked up from this is that it's about a man who lived life tumultuously and by himself at that, a very self indulged man who at first in the first part of the song feels sorry for himself and won't respect himself to adhere to what he's even doing. This is written in 2nd person perspective as if the singer is going through it as well.

And I think the title "Factory" is very literal and metaphorical at the same time, Factory meaning that this has happened before (Like a factory does". That's what I got from it

Close, but I am pretty certain that this song is about Bridwell himself. After the release of Cease to Begin in 2k7, the popularity of this band exploded, and the band toured non stop for over a year. They endured a traveling schedule that they had not previously experienced, and it sounds like it started to take its toll on bridwell.

If youve never seen him, then I could understand how you could miss the clear signs that this is a song about himself. He's got a long beard, shaggy looking most of the time. So it makes sense that...