I think this song is about a person going through that initial tragedy that turns them away from what they find or know sacred. They find release, catharsis in thing that have no relation to that tragedy. Gospel music, canned applause, looking at random faces in the parking lot, these things have little association to that tragedy. Eventually, we change, we regress, we mature, we digress, we aren't the same as before, and we look at the tragedy with different eyes and we find ourselves craving that sacred aspect once more. That's what the bridge is about I think. It's a life coming full circle sort of thing, I think.
I think this song is about a person going through that initial tragedy that turns them away from what they find or know sacred. They find release, catharsis in thing that have no relation to that tragedy. Gospel music, canned applause, looking at random faces in the parking lot, these things have little association to that tragedy. Eventually, we change, we regress, we mature, we digress, we aren't the same as before, and we look at the tragedy with different eyes and we find ourselves craving that sacred aspect once more. That's what the bridge is about I think. It's a life coming full circle sort of thing, I think.