The lyrics to this song may not be what appears above (as of 28 November 2013).
But if they were, it sounds to me like they're about being the kind of person who thinks a lot, or if you are Chris Cornell, thinks a lot about what they've lived and learned and the result is put into songs.
The problem is that all that thinking gets on top of a guy pretty soon and clearing a head space just to relax and be nothing and remember nothing and have everything mean nothing is what is required. So the song is about the small rituals he performs to ditch his memory: lose himself in an unfamiliar crowd; take a bus ride in the fog to nowhere; give up whatever he's blaming himself for or regretting. The energy of the song suggests this takes some effort, but eventually it works.
The lyrics to this song may not be what appears above (as of 28 November 2013).
But if they were, it sounds to me like they're about being the kind of person who thinks a lot, or if you are Chris Cornell, thinks a lot about what they've lived and learned and the result is put into songs.
The problem is that all that thinking gets on top of a guy pretty soon and clearing a head space just to relax and be nothing and remember nothing and have everything mean nothing is what is required. So the song is about the small rituals he performs to ditch his memory: lose himself in an unfamiliar crowd; take a bus ride in the fog to nowhere; give up whatever he's blaming himself for or regretting. The energy of the song suggests this takes some effort, but eventually it works.