Lyric discussion by 42 steps 

First of all, thanks for getting the words down. Even hearing them, I couldn't make them out. But these seem to make sense.

I guess what makes it so sad is the "trick" mentioned in the song.

In order to make leaving it (the past, the house) all behind more palatable, the listener is asked to join in pretending that it's something not just mildly unpleasant, but actually kind of horrifying.

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