I think a lot of these songs aren't meant to have contextual meaning, but the lyrics are impressionistic. Thusly, the label, emo, it deals with emotions, portrays things as you see it rather than as you know it, similar to the Impressionistic era in art a while back. ATDI to me is pure and literal emo, their songs and lyrics reflect pure emotions, whereas other "emo" bands just bitch and whine about how their girlfriend left them. So I wouldn't try and find meaning here, just listen to the melody and his voice.
I think a lot of these songs aren't meant to have contextual meaning, but the lyrics are impressionistic. Thusly, the label, emo, it deals with emotions, portrays things as you see it rather than as you know it, similar to the Impressionistic era in art a while back. ATDI to me is pure and literal emo, their songs and lyrics reflect pure emotions, whereas other "emo" bands just bitch and whine about how their girlfriend left them. So I wouldn't try and find meaning here, just listen to the melody and his voice.