For me the narrator is standing in a court room. What @laurelinwyntre noted about the witness box is brilliant. So, the witness is accusing the narrator of a crime he never committed "Is that the truth he says". His hands are "dry" of blood, he's innocent, but "they’re gonna make it", in the end all they need is time to convict him.
"If you're hearing screams
Come back child, come back"
For me this verse refers to the "crime scene". All he wanted to do was to help whoever was screaming. He advises us not to do the same, as he was accused of the crime.
All in all, the whole song seems like a metaphor for our world. A world where atrocities are committed and the innocent man is the one to blame. The narrator has reached a point of despair; he's tired of living in a world like this.
At least this is what I think. There is room for much interpretation with this song.
For me the narrator is standing in a court room. What @laurelinwyntre noted about the witness box is brilliant. So, the witness is accusing the narrator of a crime he never committed "Is that the truth he says". His hands are "dry" of blood, he's innocent, but "they’re gonna make it", in the end all they need is time to convict him. "If you're hearing screams Come back child, come back" For me this verse refers to the "crime scene". All he wanted to do was to help whoever was screaming. He advises us not to do the same, as he was accused of the crime. All in all, the whole song seems like a metaphor for our world. A world where atrocities are committed and the innocent man is the one to blame. The narrator has reached a point of despair; he's tired of living in a world like this. At least this is what I think. There is room for much interpretation with this song.