The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind Lyrics

Lyric discussion by thesandwich5 

Cover art for The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind lyrics by Ben Folds Five

Does anyone know what's being described in the third verse? I can't seem to figure out what's meant by "pretty soon she'll be leaving" and "the life she'll leave behind." Is it Sara's apparent suicide, or her going away somewhere?

@thesandwich5 I thought this was an oblique hint at suicide also. I mean, maybe she's just going off to college, but that just doesn't feel like it fits to me.