I see this as someone who has been through a lot, possibly too much, that they have reached the point of either no return, rock bottom, or that they just give up on finding bliss. "The weight of the world" could be all the bad events in their past because as much as you try you cannot escape it. "am I living or dead" could refer to being dead on the inside but not physically, and you're maybe wondering if other people can see that. the chorus makes me think that they possibly had someone who had stuck by them in the past but as time progressed the two of them had just drifted apart, but that the one finally breaking realizes they need that one person more than ever; "I've tried to live without" could be them giving a reason why they had been a shut in [tried to live without needing the help of others]. "buried beneath" could just mean being lost within themselves. the part about the house makes me think that even if they try their hardest to succeed at something they wanted they could never be satisfied.
"I Thought I was climbing out/ But it's dragging me down/ What's hidden here with me/ Thought I was alone/ But it pulls me deeper now/ I can't escape" I think would be where he felt he was making progress with self-healing, but ended up realizing he was slipping further into the darkness; and sometimes you really can't save yourself, which is actually a bad thing because you technically are the only one who can be your savior.
I see this as someone who has been through a lot, possibly too much, that they have reached the point of either no return, rock bottom, or that they just give up on finding bliss. "The weight of the world" could be all the bad events in their past because as much as you try you cannot escape it. "am I living or dead" could refer to being dead on the inside but not physically, and you're maybe wondering if other people can see that. the chorus makes me think that they possibly had someone who had stuck by them in the past but as time progressed the two of them had just drifted apart, but that the one finally breaking realizes they need that one person more than ever; "I've tried to live without" could be them giving a reason why they had been a shut in [tried to live without needing the help of others]. "buried beneath" could just mean being lost within themselves. the part about the house makes me think that even if they try their hardest to succeed at something they wanted they could never be satisfied.
"I Thought I was climbing out/ But it's dragging me down/ What's hidden here with me/ Thought I was alone/ But it pulls me deeper now/ I can't escape" I think would be where he felt he was making progress with self-healing, but ended up realizing he was slipping further into the darkness; and sometimes you really can't save yourself, which is actually a bad thing because you technically are the only one who can be your savior.