"I got this feeling it's gettin' me high a little longer"
Possibly he's doing drugs as a way to escape reality and sometimes people drown their sorrows away by drinking heavily but THAT good high feeling only lasts for a little while longer, until you become sober and aware.
"He's telling me that I got to face it
I know I've got to make some changes
If he's gonna stay around..."
Maybe from their point, they begin to think that maybe it's better to ignore what needs to be done and just face the consequences. That maybe death can stick around and release the heavy burden of living--- BUT
He is aware that he's been at his lowest point in life and that because of his actions, he's beginning to feel sickly/depressed/unheatlhy(all of the above) and reality has set in- that if he doesn't take action to change his habits/lifestyle, he will soon die.
"Killer with a thousand faces, has got me in his cold embrace"
I think the rest of the song carries the message that no matter how hard it is for us to keep going, just remember that within ourselves we have the power to rise again, even if it means alone. I think he wanted to hang on to life and says that he'll get little better than yesterday. Taking it easy and tackling on our issues head on little by little is progress and we are strong.
At the end of the song it's very sweet when he makes a promise that he's going to change no matter what and jokes with Death that they wouldn't make good companions anyways!
"I got this feeling it's gettin' me high a little longer" Possibly he's doing drugs as a way to escape reality and sometimes people drown their sorrows away by drinking heavily but THAT good high feeling only lasts for a little while longer, until you become sober and aware.
"He's telling me that I got to face it I know I've got to make some changes If he's gonna stay around..." Maybe from their point, they begin to think that maybe it's better to ignore what needs to be done and just face the consequences. That maybe death can stick around and release the heavy burden of living--- BUT
He is aware that he's been at his lowest point in life and that because of his actions, he's beginning to feel sickly/depressed/unheatlhy(all of the above) and reality has set in- that if he doesn't take action to change his habits/lifestyle, he will soon die.
"Killer with a thousand faces, has got me in his cold embrace"
I think the rest of the song carries the message that no matter how hard it is for us to keep going, just remember that within ourselves we have the power to rise again, even if it means alone. I think he wanted to hang on to life and says that he'll get little better than yesterday. Taking it easy and tackling on our issues head on little by little is progress and we are strong.
At the end of the song it's very sweet when he makes a promise that he's going to change no matter what and jokes with Death that they wouldn't make good companions anyways!