This song almost has the feel of another small-town controversy song, like "Wifey" and "Vice/Versa" were. There's definitely some hint of a scandal in here ("If walls could talk, they'd be know-it-alls," "And she knew, she knew."), and if that's true, some of the lyrics become a little easier to figure out.
"He fights like hell because he wants to glow/ And would tackle the sun to be a bright bulb."
The subject of the controversy fights and fights to keep his reputation from being muddied, and he'll do anything to make sure he isn't found out.
"He's gray, and has to hide somewhere in between black and white."
The figure has to be low-key in order to not be found out.
"If he's going down, he's going under the ground."
If he's going to be found out, he'll have to be dead for it to happen.
This song almost has the feel of another small-town controversy song, like "Wifey" and "Vice/Versa" were. There's definitely some hint of a scandal in here ("If walls could talk, they'd be know-it-alls," "And she knew, she knew."), and if that's true, some of the lyrics become a little easier to figure out.
"He fights like hell because he wants to glow/ And would tackle the sun to be a bright bulb." The subject of the controversy fights and fights to keep his reputation from being muddied, and he'll do anything to make sure he isn't found out.
"He's gray, and has to hide somewhere in between black and white." The figure has to be low-key in order to not be found out.
"If he's going down, he's going under the ground." If he's going to be found out, he'll have to be dead for it to happen.