Lyric discussion by humanflame 

I think he's now an independent person and realizes that "growing up" wasn't what it was really cracked up to be. He longs for the times when he was a child, when he was immersed in innoncence. Perhaps he had all these big plans when he was younger, and now he's realized that he's at the age at which he wanted these plans to happen, and they haven't and never will. The "processed sanity" is possibly maturing; when deep down everyone really wants to be a child again and longs for their younger years.

What's even more amazing to me with any song is the length of interpretation we provide. This isn't a knock on anyone, just a testament to how important music is to people. CS's lyrics aren't lengthy but they pack so much into their lyrics.

According to Ed himself it is about writers block. But let the song take u where it may.

@humanflame process sanity is fake like processed cheese. It's plastic like.

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