To me, this seems to be Hayley struggling with herself and the way the band was working. The chorus really makes me think that this is what the song is about.
"And the worst part is
Before it gets any better
We're headed for a cliff
And in the free fall
I will realize I'm better off
When I hit the bottom"
It sounds like she really wants to be happy with the success that they have, but its hard for her to enjoy it when they're all so miserable.
That and the second verse:
"The tragedy, it seems unending
I'm watching everyone I looked up to break and bending
We're taking shortcuts and false solutions
Just to come out the hero
Well, I can see behind the curtain
(I can see it now)
The wheels are cranking, turning
It's all wrong, the way we're working
Towards a goal that's non-existent
It's not existent, but we just keep believing"
Hayley feels that they're not doing the right thing to get to their goal, which she also thinks is non-existent. They want to be a successful and happy band, but sometimes that just doesn't happen. Especially when you don't want to talk to your bandmates.
"I scraped my knees while I was praying
And found a demon in my safest haven
Seems like it's getting harder to believe in anything
Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts"
Shes trying not to be the selfish frontwoman but its hard when the band is the way it is. Remember, the guys didn't like the fact that Hayley was getting all the attention. The "demon in my safest haven" sounds to me like shes saying there was a problem in the band.
To me, this seems to be Hayley struggling with herself and the way the band was working. The chorus really makes me think that this is what the song is about.
"And the worst part is Before it gets any better We're headed for a cliff And in the free fall I will realize I'm better off When I hit the bottom"
It sounds like she really wants to be happy with the success that they have, but its hard for her to enjoy it when they're all so miserable.
That and the second verse:
"The tragedy, it seems unending I'm watching everyone I looked up to break and bending We're taking shortcuts and false solutions Just to come out the hero
Well, I can see behind the curtain (I can see it now) The wheels are cranking, turning It's all wrong, the way we're working Towards a goal that's non-existent It's not existent, but we just keep believing"
Hayley feels that they're not doing the right thing to get to their goal, which she also thinks is non-existent. They want to be a successful and happy band, but sometimes that just doesn't happen. Especially when you don't want to talk to your bandmates.
"I scraped my knees while I was praying And found a demon in my safest haven Seems like it's getting harder to believe in anything Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts"
Shes trying not to be the selfish frontwoman but its hard when the band is the way it is. Remember, the guys didn't like the fact that Hayley was getting all the attention. The "demon in my safest haven" sounds to me like shes saying there was a problem in the band.