Like everyone else assumes, I think it's obviously what the lyrics spell out: being stuck in an undesirable scene. On a deeper level, I noticed that this song is all verse and bridge... no chorus. So, from a musically metaphorical standpoint, it could illustrate a life like the lyrics describe ("it happens every night") of mediocracy without ever fulfilling potential (such as reaching a main chorus). The end is inconclusive and unremarkable, just like a life of empty relationships and substance use/abuse.
I don't know if this was the intention in writing the song like this, but that's what it means to me beyond the lyrics. I really like this song; it reminds me of why I left the Pacific Northwest.
Like everyone else assumes, I think it's obviously what the lyrics spell out: being stuck in an undesirable scene. On a deeper level, I noticed that this song is all verse and bridge... no chorus. So, from a musically metaphorical standpoint, it could illustrate a life like the lyrics describe ("it happens every night") of mediocracy without ever fulfilling potential (such as reaching a main chorus). The end is inconclusive and unremarkable, just like a life of empty relationships and substance use/abuse. I don't know if this was the intention in writing the song like this, but that's what it means to me beyond the lyrics. I really like this song; it reminds me of why I left the Pacific Northwest.