I Should Live in Salt Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Rasser 

Cover art for I Should Live in Salt lyrics by National, The

First of all I think the lyrics are wrong, it should be "I should leave it alone but you're not around".

Secondly, I think it's true it's about Matt and his brother. I think that in the verses, Tom is speaking to Matt, but the chorus is Matt speaking to Tom ("I should live in salt for leaving you behind").

My Interpretation