The band has mentioned in interviews that the Solway Firth in question is NOT referring to the body of water between England and Scotland, but rather the Solway Firth Spaceman photograph. The main point is that the story of how the spaceman came to appear in the Solway Firth Spaceman image was a lie (fraud).
This led into Corey explaining that the song is about being the person everyone else wants you to be rather than being yourself. They don't need anyone to understand why they are the way they are or show them how to be someone they're not. They simply want to be themselves in a 'take it or leave it' type manner.
It's been speculated that the band is referring to the media and others wanting them to be something other than themselves, but, to date, the band has not confirmed nor denied this idea.
The band has mentioned in interviews that the Solway Firth in question is NOT referring to the body of water between England and Scotland, but rather the Solway Firth Spaceman photograph. The main point is that the story of how the spaceman came to appear in the Solway Firth Spaceman image was a lie (fraud). This led into Corey explaining that the song is about being the person everyone else wants you to be rather than being yourself. They don't need anyone to understand why they are the way they are or show them how to be someone they're not. They simply want to be themselves in a 'take it or leave it' type manner.
It's been speculated that the band is referring to the media and others wanting them to be something other than themselves, but, to date, the band has not confirmed nor denied this idea.