Lyric discussion by jhj232 

Cover art for City of Orphans lyrics by Classic Crime, The

i think its about drugs or at least some kinda substance of the kind i think so because "every night she walks the block to trade her time for cheap thrills" and "For now he felt like he belonged to those who understood him But he sold his soul to fight right in and he watched his friends desert him" i can not tell you how many people i know who got in to drugs/alcohol were left by all the real friends they had i feel like the rest of the song follows in that direction... but thats my 2 cents on it