I had always thought this song must have been inspired by their experiences on the Lollapalooza tour. It has the feel of exhaustion and being in too close quarters with others; "I don't want to be here in this room", partying "we hold parties in our sleep"; exhaustion "we fill ourselves up in our sleep"; and constant movement "while the circus is heading south". But the last verse is a real enigma, I don't know who the "they" are, or what the meaning of covering up their hands/mouths is. Any ideas?
I had always thought this song must have been inspired by their experiences on the Lollapalooza tour. It has the feel of exhaustion and being in too close quarters with others; "I don't want to be here in this room", partying "we hold parties in our sleep"; exhaustion "we fill ourselves up in our sleep"; and constant movement "while the circus is heading south". But the last verse is a real enigma, I don't know who the "they" are, or what the meaning of covering up their hands/mouths is. Any ideas?