I think i got it. The song (which is amazing) constantly compares water (dark blue) to misery. It discusses how isolating misery can be, "have you ever been alone in a crowded room." The you is misery. He also says "the world could be burnin down till there's nothing but dark blue," the burning world could both represent your own cluttered, failing life that the misery is causing or a common global enemy that is still not affecting the isolation of misery (fire cannot burn water or "dark blue"). The song then goes on to say how an old life of loneliness and misery seemed purposeful ("we were boxing the stars").then the realization that this life is empty ("the planets in a row, suggesting i slow down"- he now understands purpose), but its too late "then the water reached the west coast and took the power lines. . . there was nothing we could do." The misery from isolation, and the isolation from misery have completely consumed his life. Also note the feeling while under water, its isolating, this could a reason among others as to why he chose dark blue to compare loneliness to.
I think i got it. The song (which is amazing) constantly compares water (dark blue) to misery. It discusses how isolating misery can be, "have you ever been alone in a crowded room." The you is misery. He also says "the world could be burnin down till there's nothing but dark blue," the burning world could both represent your own cluttered, failing life that the misery is causing or a common global enemy that is still not affecting the isolation of misery (fire cannot burn water or "dark blue"). The song then goes on to say how an old life of loneliness and misery seemed purposeful ("we were boxing the stars").then the realization that this life is empty ("the planets in a row, suggesting i slow down"- he now understands purpose), but its too late "then the water reached the west coast and took the power lines. . . there was nothing we could do." The misery from isolation, and the isolation from misery have completely consumed his life. Also note the feeling while under water, its isolating, this could a reason among others as to why he chose dark blue to compare loneliness to.