I think this song could definitely be about Geoff coming back home to New Jersey, and saying goodbye to his former life. There's a lot of references to death, not as in the parting of the senses, but as in the death of a significant period in one's life. (black cars, headstone, coffin).
You can imagine Geoff passing over the Hudson into jersey at night (experiencing the unwelcoming chill of being back in a place he doesn't really want to be), and he's staring at the city lights and buildings, images that would usually be beautiful and all he can see is the death of his former life (the building seem to rise like coffins).
I think this is more personal of a song than Thursday has put out in a while so it really feels like it's about Geoff, but it could really be about anyone who has ever felt like they've made so much progress in life (grown up, left home, got married) and now they're back at home. Almost feels like taking one gigantic step backwards.
I think this song could definitely be about Geoff coming back home to New Jersey, and saying goodbye to his former life. There's a lot of references to death, not as in the parting of the senses, but as in the death of a significant period in one's life. (black cars, headstone, coffin).
You can imagine Geoff passing over the Hudson into jersey at night (experiencing the unwelcoming chill of being back in a place he doesn't really want to be), and he's staring at the city lights and buildings, images that would usually be beautiful and all he can see is the death of his former life (the building seem to rise like coffins).
I think this is more personal of a song than Thursday has put out in a while so it really feels like it's about Geoff, but it could really be about anyone who has ever felt like they've made so much progress in life (grown up, left home, got married) and now they're back at home. Almost feels like taking one gigantic step backwards.