Lyric discussion by The_Patient27 

Eleven is how old he was when something traumatizing happened...he lived the rest of his life reflecting off of this experience "sleeping, lost, and numb." "Leaving me with the dead and hopeless" his Mother may have been paralyzed from her stroke at this time, maybe. He is hypnotized and "Eleven (Maynard (James "jimmy" as a child)" is guiding Maynard to him to mend the gap, reconnecting with his inner child. Creating closure...

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