Pretty much agreed with hyperview. The song seems like a straightedge commentary. Basically, it serves its purpose as a warning for those who wanna get into the current partying lifestyle.
'5am on the bathroom floor, from the night before, do you find me dreadful?' ~ yeah, this line is the most obvious. When I first heard it I thought it was about suicide or self-harm, but after finding out more about Havok I think he's probably disapproving of whatever lead to a hangover, or maybe the character in this did a guy in the bathroom or something. Also, 'do you find me dreadful?', I don't know if that's from the perspective of the character or from Havok, asking if his listeners find him 'dreadful' for criticising this kind of activity.
Also, 'but it seems that outside the screen, such a pretty face often will look dreadful' ~ I think this is trying to convey that if you're wise enough to not be caught up in the facade of popularity, having to drink in order to have fun, etc, and you're 'outside the screen' in that sense, you'll find that their life isn't glamorous, but self-damaging.
'You see, they always remember. They never forget a face when they cut you up' might be referring to gossip and rumours that get passed around social circles about things that happen when the character gets drunk, so they cut up her sense of self by telling other people about the things she does whilst under the influence of drink and drugs that she wouldn't do while sober.
Apart from this, hyperview basically just said it for me.
Pretty much agreed with hyperview. The song seems like a straightedge commentary. Basically, it serves its purpose as a warning for those who wanna get into the current partying lifestyle.
'5am on the bathroom floor, from the night before, do you find me dreadful?' ~ yeah, this line is the most obvious. When I first heard it I thought it was about suicide or self-harm, but after finding out more about Havok I think he's probably disapproving of whatever lead to a hangover, or maybe the character in this did a guy in the bathroom or something. Also, 'do you find me dreadful?', I don't know if that's from the perspective of the character or from Havok, asking if his listeners find him 'dreadful' for criticising this kind of activity.
Also, 'but it seems that outside the screen, such a pretty face often will look dreadful' ~ I think this is trying to convey that if you're wise enough to not be caught up in the facade of popularity, having to drink in order to have fun, etc, and you're 'outside the screen' in that sense, you'll find that their life isn't glamorous, but self-damaging.
'You see, they always remember. They never forget a face when they cut you up' might be referring to gossip and rumours that get passed around social circles about things that happen when the character gets drunk, so they cut up her sense of self by telling other people about the things she does whilst under the influence of drink and drugs that she wouldn't do while sober.
Apart from this, hyperview basically just said it for me.