Different Names for the Same Thing Lyrics

Lyric discussion by BonnieT 

Cover art for Different Names for the Same Thing lyrics by Death Cab for Cutie

The frustration of the imaginary boundaries that we place in an attempt to make things orderly but in doing so, only restrict access to the human right that is planet earth.

"An outdated map crumpled in my pocket" I think this lyric is often overlooked. "Outdated" as is there is a new version meaning the contents of it have changed.

The different places of the earth have so many different names but they really are all just different names for the same place.

My Interpretation