Paper Houses

This is a song of pure hopelessness, and feeling of chaos. This feels like dejavu, everyone feels like this at some point in there life or another. He could be talking about a number of things, but listen to the beginning of each verses and compare it to what it sounds like towards the end. in the beginning, it's all upbeat and sounds happy, but by the end, it sounds sad and feels really emotional. no one can sleep because of life's harsh reality. there's a huge collection of emotions in this song, think about how someone might feel with being over burdened and having to see your hopes fall like glass and breaking. and wishing for something that you know will never happen. "papercuts they split the sea to dry the sands that freedom bring" which means all the hurt that has accumulated over life, is worth the freedom you know is coming. there has to be reliefe at some point....but then he realizes that it's no use and he's learned his lesson about having hope. because they'll never see the land of which they dream. this is my interpretation