10,000 Claps Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ayanamirip 

Cover art for 10,000 Claps lyrics by Phantogram

Despite understanding the meaning and feeling that the group infused into the song, I prefer to interpret it as a song from the perspective of a deceased person who has been placed in a grave, leaving their significant other to mourn.

In this interpretation, the song depicts a funeral where attendees only vocalize fond memories during the procession, despite not genuinely caring about the person. And the only one who truly cared—the significant other—remains alone in a "parallel" world, mourning the dead each year without the ability to bring them back home.

[Edit: Grammar]

My Interpretation