I think this song is definitely a poetic version of a man's struggle w/ temptation (maybe a personal revelation of Dustin?). The kind of temptation is vague; its not necessarily cheating or sex, but it definitely is temptation. The first stanza makes me think its a struggle with sexual lust, as "deja vu" is also a strip club, "red light" is a district where one goes for sex, and "sirens" is also a word used to refer to a women regarded as seductive and beautiful. I may be wrong, i'm just interpreting.
The second stanza refers to the thought of sin before the act of sin; "i just close my eyes and i'm already there" he hasn't physically gone out and acted on the temptation, but its in his mind's eye and to him he's already at the point the temptation begins to overtake his willpower.
Near the middle of the song he calls out to his true love, the spirit of his conscience that reminds him what is pleasing to his eye is poison to his soul, and even withstanding, his will isn't strong and he declares then give me my poison.
The end of the song finishes with him lamenting his sin after giving in; the pleasure was temporary but the pain is eternal. He cries out to be saved from this place, from this graveyard (metaphorically and literally). He thought he was strong enough to resist, but he wasn't. What have I done?
A powerful and poetic way of describing the battle going on inside one's self to resist temptation, a battle that almost seems futile as it appears its not a battle he could win at the start. Great lyrical songwriting.
I think this song is definitely a poetic version of a man's struggle w/ temptation (maybe a personal revelation of Dustin?). The kind of temptation is vague; its not necessarily cheating or sex, but it definitely is temptation. The first stanza makes me think its a struggle with sexual lust, as "deja vu" is also a strip club, "red light" is a district where one goes for sex, and "sirens" is also a word used to refer to a women regarded as seductive and beautiful. I may be wrong, i'm just interpreting.
The second stanza refers to the thought of sin before the act of sin; "i just close my eyes and i'm already there" he hasn't physically gone out and acted on the temptation, but its in his mind's eye and to him he's already at the point the temptation begins to overtake his willpower.
Near the middle of the song he calls out to his true love, the spirit of his conscience that reminds him what is pleasing to his eye is poison to his soul, and even withstanding, his will isn't strong and he declares then give me my poison.
The end of the song finishes with him lamenting his sin after giving in; the pleasure was temporary but the pain is eternal. He cries out to be saved from this place, from this graveyard (metaphorically and literally). He thought he was strong enough to resist, but he wasn't. What have I done?
A powerful and poetic way of describing the battle going on inside one's self to resist temptation, a battle that almost seems futile as it appears its not a battle he could win at the start. Great lyrical songwriting.