I always wondered if HIV/AIDS was a sub-theme of this song.
After many sleepless nights ( "unsleepable" ), he gets the bad news from the Dr. "All your friends and your foes Would rather die than have to touch you".
And I think the rest of the song is about reflecting on life up to this point and saying goodbye.
The last part could cynically be seen as 'friends' being relieved when he's done with the debilitating disease, but disappointed when he ends up hanging on for a while.
I always wondered if HIV/AIDS was a sub-theme of this song.
After many sleepless nights ( "unsleepable" ), he gets the bad news from the Dr. "All your friends and your foes Would rather die than have to touch you".
And I think the rest of the song is about reflecting on life up to this point and saying goodbye.
The last part could cynically be seen as 'friends' being relieved when he's done with the debilitating disease, but disappointed when he ends up hanging on for a while.