"There is a man inside a room in the forest
He sits alone upon the chair his father left him
In the dark, in the dark, in the dark with the radio on"
Obviously, alone in a house by himself sitting in a chair that his father 'left' (he died) him. He's in the dark, referencing loneliness even farther, listening to nothing but the radio.
"The voice crackles when he says that God will save you
He will take you from the lonely life you're living
If you give, if you give, if you give up on what you want"
He's lost his faith through his loneliness, in God and the rest of the world. He'll take you from your lonely life if you give up on what you want (life). Showing that death is the only option left for this man.
"The man stands and pours himself another bourbon
He stops and watches the birds through the winter windows"
Drinking; universal sign for sadness being a depressant. He watches the birds outside of his window thinking of another life and his longing.
"'I thought I love you and our love would be forever
How could I hit you, the only one who ever loved me?'
Said the man, said the man to his shadow"
Fantastic use of imagery. Shows that all he had left was himself, but after many years of being alone he's even lost faith within himself.
It's about true loneliness.
"There is a man inside a room in the forest He sits alone upon the chair his father left him In the dark, in the dark, in the dark with the radio on"
Obviously, alone in a house by himself sitting in a chair that his father 'left' (he died) him. He's in the dark, referencing loneliness even farther, listening to nothing but the radio.
"The voice crackles when he says that God will save you He will take you from the lonely life you're living If you give, if you give, if you give up on what you want"
He's lost his faith through his loneliness, in God and the rest of the world. He'll take you from your lonely life if you give up on what you want (life). Showing that death is the only option left for this man.
"The man stands and pours himself another bourbon He stops and watches the birds through the winter windows"
Drinking; universal sign for sadness being a depressant. He watches the birds outside of his window thinking of another life and his longing.
"'I thought I love you and our love would be forever How could I hit you, the only one who ever loved me?' Said the man, said the man to his shadow"
Fantastic use of imagery. Shows that all he had left was himself, but after many years of being alone he's even lost faith within himself.
Great song.