I do know what Brendon has said the song is actually about, but I have a personal interpretation of it that is somewhat different. When I first heard it, I thought it was a song from the point of view of somebody who was attempting to commit suicide: with "If you love me, let me go" being a plea to their family member/significant other/etc. to "let them go" from their life. The doctors in the video sort of reinforced that for me, since they were portrayed as holding him back and not letting him go. And the line "The fear of falling apart," which was repeated many times throughout the song, could have been talking about being afraid of hitting a breaking point and breaking down before he could do anything about it.
I also thought that the first lines ("This is gospel for the fallen ones/Locked away in permanent slumber") could have been an homage to those who have taken their own lives in the past.
Of course, this interpretation is not what Brendon had in mind, but I think a song can take on many different forms depending on who hears it.
I do know what Brendon has said the song is actually about, but I have a personal interpretation of it that is somewhat different. When I first heard it, I thought it was a song from the point of view of somebody who was attempting to commit suicide: with "If you love me, let me go" being a plea to their family member/significant other/etc. to "let them go" from their life. The doctors in the video sort of reinforced that for me, since they were portrayed as holding him back and not letting him go. And the line "The fear of falling apart," which was repeated many times throughout the song, could have been talking about being afraid of hitting a breaking point and breaking down before he could do anything about it.
I also thought that the first lines ("This is gospel for the fallen ones/Locked away in permanent slumber") could have been an homage to those who have taken their own lives in the past.
Of course, this interpretation is not what Brendon had in mind, but I think a song can take on many different forms depending on who hears it.