I've been listening to this song since it came out but just recently I've felt more connected to the lyrics and I decided to interpret it in my own words
this song is essentially about suicide... here's why
I'm tired
Of tending to this fire
he's tired of tending to the fire which is a metaphor for life itself
They know that it's almost
They know that it's almost over
I feel like this is him saying that the people around him know that its almost over for him and I felt the same where my friends and loved ones know that I'm almost done
The burning
Is so low it's concerning
this is referring to how his fire aka his life is burning so low as there's not much left
'Cause they know that when it goes out
It's a glorious gone
this is referring to how when his fire goes out and he passes on that it's simply a glorious gone that yeah he lived a good life but it's gone now so oh well
It's only time before they show me
Why no one ever comes back
With details from beyond
this means how no one knows what happens after death and yes its very very rare that someone comes back to life after they passed but they don't have any details of what to come
In time, I will leave the city
For now, I will stay alive
this is pretty self-explanatory
the city is a metaphor for passing away and he's basically saying "in time I will die but for now, I will stay alive"
Last year
I needed change of pace
Couldn't take the pace of change
Moving hastily
this is him saying that he needed something to change but he couldn't handle things changing especially so quickly
But this year
Though I'm far from home
In TRENCH I'm not alone
These faces facing me
this is him saying how trench saved him and now he's not alone and in my eyes and personal experiences trench for me is my friends and people who loved me
I've been listening to this song since it came out but just recently I've felt more connected to the lyrics and I decided to interpret it in my own words
this song is essentially about suicide... here's why
I'm tired Of tending to this fire he's tired of tending to the fire which is a metaphor for life itself
They know that it's almost They know that it's almost over I feel like this is him saying that the people around him know that its almost over for him and I felt the same where my friends and loved ones know that I'm almost done
The burning Is so low it's concerning this is referring to how his fire aka his life is burning so low as there's not much left
'Cause they know that when it goes out It's a glorious gone
this is referring to how when his fire goes out and he passes on that it's simply a glorious gone that yeah he lived a good life but it's gone now so oh well
It's only time before they show me Why no one ever comes back With details from beyond
this means how no one knows what happens after death and yes its very very rare that someone comes back to life after they passed but they don't have any details of what to come
In time, I will leave the city For now, I will stay alive this is pretty self-explanatory the city is a metaphor for passing away and he's basically saying "in time I will die but for now, I will stay alive"
Last year I needed change of pace Couldn't take the pace of change Moving hastily this is him saying that he needed something to change but he couldn't handle things changing especially so quickly
But this year Though I'm far from home In TRENCH I'm not alone These faces facing me
this is him saying how trench saved him and now he's not alone and in my eyes and personal experiences trench for me is my friends and people who loved me