Glowing Eyes

The song as a whole represents the struggle he is facing when trying to be "who he is" vs who society wants him to be . first stanza We all are stranger creatures than when we all started out as kids Culture forbids We have romantic fantasies about what dying truly is Fall off the grid This is basically saying that when we are born we are all different people, a toddler really doesn't care what other toddlers think of them. He then goes on to say that culture, aka society, forbids this difference, it longs for everyone to conform. second stanza We live for the night's decor It reveals what we dream of The night is decorated by dreams, our subconscious thoughts, which is who we REALLY are, our subconscious cannot fake, our dreams reveal who we really are, and who we long to be. chorus I know there's someone at the door They called for help, of this I'm sure But do I want to say goodbye to all the glowing eyes I'm holding on to what I know And what I know, I must let go But I would rather play a song for the eyes to sing along Glowing eyes represents society , or everyone around him, everyone is always watching. The person at the door is the real him, and he is faced with the decision to be the real him , who he longs to be, or say goodbye to the glowing eyes, friends and people. He knows he should let go of the glowing eyes and be the real him, but he would rather stay and sing along with them, conform to society. next stanza This room is far too dark for us to stay around Redemption's not that far and darkness is going down The dark room is the fake him, and he can see that redemption, becoming who he really is isn't that far away, and when he reaches towards it the room seems to become lighter. next stanza We all know somebody who knows somebody who's doing great I know some people who know people who are flying straight But I'll kindly enter into rooms of depression While ceiling fans and idle hands will take my life again * The people who are doing great are the people who are being themselves , and when the song says "we all know somebody who knows somebody" it represents the rarity of these people who are being true to themselves.

Then by saying "But I'll kindly enter in" it shows the willingness of this person to enter depressing rooms, but rooms where he accepted nonetheless. Curling fans and idle hands show that he is not really himself in these rooms, and the fake him takes the life of the real him.

When the song says make then stop, it is representing a chorus of glowing eyes, society, singing along to a song that this man's fake self has written , and he wants more than anything for the eyes to stop singing and let him be who he wants to be.