I'm pretty sure this song is about a friend that overdosed.
The intro "cardinal crashed into my window" meeting this friend.
"I know what he saw in that reflection of light on the glass was a better life" the friend imagining how his life could've been better.
Verse 1 is about how his friend was trying to make something out of his life but kept failing
"A war with your bloodstream" this is the give away line for the friends drug use
Prechorus is about how the writer wasn't there for his friend when he should've been which may have led to the downfall of their friendship since the chorus "if you call me back or let me in I swear I'll never let you down again" sounds like the writer is trying to gain his friends trust back "I know the devil you've been fighting with" this is where the writer is saying he knows his friend is battling addiction
Verse two I think is about how the friend had a rough upbringing that included him being abused as a child. How the writer knew this and had a dream about it.
The bridge "we're no saviors if we can't save our brothers", the writer is down on himself for not being there to save his friend from an overdose.
I'm pretty sure this song is about a friend that overdosed.
The intro "cardinal crashed into my window" meeting this friend.
"I know what he saw in that reflection of light on the glass was a better life" the friend imagining how his life could've been better.
Verse 1 is about how his friend was trying to make something out of his life but kept failing
"A war with your bloodstream" this is the give away line for the friends drug use
Prechorus is about how the writer wasn't there for his friend when he should've been which may have led to the downfall of their friendship since the chorus "if you call me back or let me in I swear I'll never let you down again" sounds like the writer is trying to gain his friends trust back "I know the devil you've been fighting with" this is where the writer is saying he knows his friend is battling addiction
Verse two I think is about how the friend had a rough upbringing that included him being abused as a child. How the writer knew this and had a dream about it.
The bridge "we're no saviors if we can't save our brothers", the writer is down on himself for not being there to save his friend from an overdose.