I think it's clearly a song about Greg's antipathy towards his time and successes/failures in Failure with Ken and Kelli.
He's greeted by failure fans as a long lost treasure, (They still look at you like a lost battalion) but to him it just reminds him of the depression he felt back then. they treat the break up a huge tragedy, but to him it may well have been a relief, and he feels sorry that the band means more to them than to him. (They still look at you like your loss is so great).
The second verse is about locking that depression away and forgetting about it, or trying to.
He has moved on; artistically, and emotionally, but keepsup a fascade for the adoring Failure fans (They all want the same things that you hate. Turn your face back on and crack a smile.)
the song even ends with a failure-esque melody being played on a child's toy.
I think it's clearly a song about Greg's antipathy towards his time and successes/failures in Failure with Ken and Kelli.
He's greeted by failure fans as a long lost treasure, (They still look at you like a lost battalion) but to him it just reminds him of the depression he felt back then. they treat the break up a huge tragedy, but to him it may well have been a relief, and he feels sorry that the band means more to them than to him. (They still look at you like your loss is so great).
The second verse is about locking that depression away and forgetting about it, or trying to.
He has moved on; artistically, and emotionally, but keepsup a fascade for the adoring Failure fans (They all want the same things that you hate. Turn your face back on and crack a smile.)
the song even ends with a failure-esque melody being played on a child's toy.