Lyric discussion by RealityInRepair 

If this is indeed about his relationship with his musical career, perhaps the lyrics in the first verse allude to his previous album covers?

The fireworks- Letting Off the Happiness The vanity- the mirror cover of Fevers and Mirrors The circuit board- Digital Ash The city streets- The New York street depicted on I'm Wide Awake... shooting star, swaying palm tree- the cover of Cassadaga

a stretch, maybe? just a thought.

That may be a stretch but i agree with you. There's too many things that hint at the other albums for it to be a total coincidence. Good observation

I totally agree. I was trying to figure out how Lifted is the referred to by the shooting stars, which I don't see, but the rest is so clear to me.

@RealityInRepair Very good! Your awesome!

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