I believe this song can have many meanings to many people but here is what I believe it means.
I believe the first verse refers to the fact that we are all part of the same life and we don't realize or words and actions effect others and we all try to escape our words actions by hiding them under lies and secrets.
When it says "You don’t have to hold your head up high" I believe it refers to the pride we all feel, that many will protect with their life.
"We are afflicted by fiction" I believe refers to the great plague of lies every one of us adds to.
"Building a case for eviction" refers to the destruction those lies will cause.
"Guarding a tower of ancients" refers to all the lies and secrets of the past you must continually cover up.
"Shooting down arrows of patience" refers to when someone begins to uncover your lies and secrets it hurts (as if being shot by an arrow) and you must cover it up and patiently wait for it to pass by, your mind painfully circling with every second that passes.
"Round and round" the endless cycle of lies and secrets.
"I won’t run away this time" refers to the fact that you must stop running from the secrets of the past.
"Till you show me what this life is for" there must be more to life than the lies and secrets.
"I’m not gonna let you change my mind" make up your mind today to stop running from your past and don't let anybody tell you different.
"All the emptiness inside you
Is hard enough to fill
Without a sense of purpose
We're setting up to fail" people will try to give themselves a sense of purpose by telling lies to fill an emptiness they feel and only making that emptiness feel even greater than it was before. The lies are only setting them up for failure And the only way to truly fill that emptiness is by telling the truth.
"You don’t have to make it right" you may not be able to fix the lies of the past.
"Just hold your head up high" replace your pride with courage to tell the truth and stop running from your past or you'll become stuck in an endless cycle of lies and secrets. Have confidence in yourself and who you are!
I believe this song can have many meanings to many people but here is what I believe it means.
I believe the first verse refers to the fact that we are all part of the same life and we don't realize or words and actions effect others and we all try to escape our words actions by hiding them under lies and secrets.
When it says "You don’t have to hold your head up high" I believe it refers to the pride we all feel, that many will protect with their life.
"We are afflicted by fiction" I believe refers to the great plague of lies every one of us adds to.
"Building a case for eviction" refers to the destruction those lies will cause.
"Guarding a tower of ancients" refers to all the lies and secrets of the past you must continually cover up.
"Shooting down arrows of patience" refers to when someone begins to uncover your lies and secrets it hurts (as if being shot by an arrow) and you must cover it up and patiently wait for it to pass by, your mind painfully circling with every second that passes.
"Round and round" the endless cycle of lies and secrets.
"I won’t run away this time" refers to the fact that you must stop running from the secrets of the past.
"Till you show me what this life is for" there must be more to life than the lies and secrets.
"I’m not gonna let you change my mind" make up your mind today to stop running from your past and don't let anybody tell you different.
"All the emptiness inside you Is hard enough to fill Without a sense of purpose We're setting up to fail" people will try to give themselves a sense of purpose by telling lies to fill an emptiness they feel and only making that emptiness feel even greater than it was before. The lies are only setting them up for failure And the only way to truly fill that emptiness is by telling the truth.
"You don’t have to make it right" you may not be able to fix the lies of the past.
"Just hold your head up high" replace your pride with courage to tell the truth and stop running from your past or you'll become stuck in an endless cycle of lies and secrets. Have confidence in yourself and who you are!