I think the song is about a gang related death that either he witnessed or happened to someone he knew (I'm not sure if it's a real experience though or just one made up for the song). Basically I think he's coping with the incident and he's having trouble shaking it off and he doesn't really understand why it needed to happen (the black white and purple line meaning it was an incident based on race and he's saying it was an unnecessary death). He also says:
"Three years, two months, one week, four days
I'm always counting down because there ain't no easier way.
Trust me you know that I tried
and if I said it was easy then you know that I told a lie.
I'm going to be alright. I'm going to be just fine.
One down, five billion to go. Am I the next in line,
And do I really want to know?"
meaning he can't stop thinking about death and whether or not his time is going to come soon.
As for the girl part, I'm not sure if this is what he was saying, but I like to think it's referring to the funeral, and when the music plays and the girl he sees at the funeral is crying he's basically coming to terms with death and saying we can't dwell on it cause life just continues
I think the song is about a gang related death that either he witnessed or happened to someone he knew (I'm not sure if it's a real experience though or just one made up for the song). Basically I think he's coping with the incident and he's having trouble shaking it off and he doesn't really understand why it needed to happen (the black white and purple line meaning it was an incident based on race and he's saying it was an unnecessary death). He also says: "Three years, two months, one week, four days I'm always counting down because there ain't no easier way. Trust me you know that I tried and if I said it was easy then you know that I told a lie. I'm going to be alright. I'm going to be just fine. One down, five billion to go. Am I the next in line, And do I really want to know?" meaning he can't stop thinking about death and whether or not his time is going to come soon. As for the girl part, I'm not sure if this is what he was saying, but I like to think it's referring to the funeral, and when the music plays and the girl he sees at the funeral is crying he's basically coming to terms with death and saying we can't dwell on it cause life just continues