Let me start by saying I adore this song. Absolutely adore it.
I think its about the release of resentment. He was in a conflict with another person, and then realizes he's forgotten what they were fighting for, and that in reality they're two of the same. He realizes that life is too short and he's the one making him self so vulnerable and miserable- like in the line "If we stop sinking, could we stand our ground?" in which i think he is saying that if he just stepped back and stopped concentrating sinking into life's conflicts, maybe he could let go. Maybe he could stand tall. This person, whoever he is resenting, really is no different from himself. They are both going through the exact same thing, so why not get through it together? They are both "outsiders." in the stanza
"I'm not leaving without a fight
I've got my holsters around my sides
Just cause I'm wrong that don't make you right,
It's not right.
Oh, what are we fighting for?"
He is mocking himself for being so caught up in being right- something so trivial compared to what he could be doing instead. My absolute favorite line is "Cause if you're not laughing, who is laughing now?" which I think means that thing he could be doing instead that I just mentioned is laughing, and who wouldn't choose laughter over hatred?
The last stanza of the song, where he says "on the outside, you're free to roam, on the outside, we've found our home. On the outside, theres more to see. On the outside, we choose to be on the outside." He is saying that picking peace and acceptance over resentment is the best choice. And he is happy.
Let me start by saying I adore this song. Absolutely adore it. I think its about the release of resentment. He was in a conflict with another person, and then realizes he's forgotten what they were fighting for, and that in reality they're two of the same. He realizes that life is too short and he's the one making him self so vulnerable and miserable- like in the line "If we stop sinking, could we stand our ground?" in which i think he is saying that if he just stepped back and stopped concentrating sinking into life's conflicts, maybe he could let go. Maybe he could stand tall. This person, whoever he is resenting, really is no different from himself. They are both going through the exact same thing, so why not get through it together? They are both "outsiders." in the stanza "I'm not leaving without a fight I've got my holsters around my sides Just cause I'm wrong that don't make you right, It's not right. Oh, what are we fighting for?" He is mocking himself for being so caught up in being right- something so trivial compared to what he could be doing instead. My absolute favorite line is "Cause if you're not laughing, who is laughing now?" which I think means that thing he could be doing instead that I just mentioned is laughing, and who wouldn't choose laughter over hatred? The last stanza of the song, where he says "on the outside, you're free to roam, on the outside, we've found our home. On the outside, theres more to see. On the outside, we choose to be on the outside." He is saying that picking peace and acceptance over resentment is the best choice. And he is happy.