When I heard this, I saw multiple metaphors. I think it's about someone who sees nothing great about the world and wants nothing to do with it anymore. The "machine/rope/trap" is his plan to further himself away from the world. Yet, at the same time, he said it's getting better by time and the part "I saw something in the mirror, Someone is watching me, If I hide in the attic, They will never get to me" can metaphorically mean that he still has hope to change and can be convinced that things are ok and will be better, but in the end, it's not what he really wants or feels.
I think Pezable is the most accurate so far.
When I heard this, I saw multiple metaphors. I think it's about someone who sees nothing great about the world and wants nothing to do with it anymore. The "machine/rope/trap" is his plan to further himself away from the world. Yet, at the same time, he said it's getting better by time and the part "I saw something in the mirror, Someone is watching me, If I hide in the attic, They will never get to me" can metaphorically mean that he still has hope to change and can be convinced that things are ok and will be better, but in the end, it's not what he really wants or feels.