Seems pretty clearly to be a song about loss of freedom. The last chorus would lead me to believe that it's about a man on death row, but TTMOE is so metaphorical in his lyrics that it could be something much deeper than that. However, his sentiments like "Please don't follow me," and "Why am I not strong?" and "Let the kindness of forgetting set me free" indicate that the singer has had moral weaknesses that have led to his imprisonment, whether that prison is metaphorical or literal.
This guy is a lyrical master. His songs can be tough to decipher!
Seems pretty clearly to be a song about loss of freedom. The last chorus would lead me to believe that it's about a man on death row, but TTMOE is so metaphorical in his lyrics that it could be something much deeper than that. However, his sentiments like "Please don't follow me," and "Why am I not strong?" and "Let the kindness of forgetting set me free" indicate that the singer has had moral weaknesses that have led to his imprisonment, whether that prison is metaphorical or literal.
This guy is a lyrical master. His songs can be tough to decipher!