I think that the song is about living a non-traditional life as a musician. He's bailing out of the rat race (normal, boring jobs) to be a musician because its more fun. The lines about not liking someones face and the rat race seem to mean he just doesn't want a normal life.
The undertow part is about how once he took that step he is getting pulled in. In other words, once you bail on a normal life for pursuing a passion like music, you can never go back because you'll never want to go back.
I think that the song is about living a non-traditional life as a musician. He's bailing out of the rat race (normal, boring jobs) to be a musician because its more fun. The lines about not liking someones face and the rat race seem to mean he just doesn't want a normal life.
The undertow part is about how once he took that step he is getting pulled in. In other words, once you bail on a normal life for pursuing a passion like music, you can never go back because you'll never want to go back.