I kind of made my own interpretation to it. Which is off, but I'll share it anyway.
Vices and Virtues. For me, the song relates to pride. Examples of lines:
"Hey, stranger, I want you to catch me like a cold."
"I led the revolution in my bedroom/ And I set all the zippers free"
"Oh, kiss me"
And of course:
"'Cause they know, I know/ That they don't look like me
Oh they know, I know/ That they don't sound like me"
It's like he's screaming "Hey! I'm amazing, I'm badass, and I am worth everything you've got! Give me envy, give me malice, give me YOUR ATTENTION." (Sorry, I just HAD TO. ^^)
However, despite his pride, there is still this one person that he sees besides himself (besides God). "Are you worth your weight in gold?/'Cause you're behind my eyelids when I'm all alone." and "You and God both got the guns/ When you shoot I think I'd duck." (it kind of means like, besides himself, the only other beings he'd follow or waste his time with is that one person and God).
Again, holding the attention, he 'confesses' the rumor of him and his friend. "But he didn't come and speak to me." I suppose that means that everyone is giving him the attention for that rumor except for that friend of his (Ryan?).
"Oh put my heart at ease." Since his friend isn't giving him the attention, he's bothered by it. Especially since he's part of the rumor too.
"And I believe that half the time /I am a wolf among the sheep/ Gnawing at the wool over my eyes." He thinks he's badass, but he'll pose danger to his crowd/scene/sheep/whatever. See my comment above.
"We are a hurricane/ Drop our anchors in a storm." He's famous, and by dropping anchors, he's putting his mark in history. He's wild and he goes against the flow.
I kind of made my own interpretation to it. Which is off, but I'll share it anyway.
Vices and Virtues. For me, the song relates to pride. Examples of lines:
"Hey, stranger, I want you to catch me like a cold." "I led the revolution in my bedroom/ And I set all the zippers free" "Oh, kiss me"
And of course:
"'Cause they know, I know/ That they don't look like me Oh they know, I know/ That they don't sound like me"
It's like he's screaming "Hey! I'm amazing, I'm badass, and I am worth everything you've got! Give me envy, give me malice, give me YOUR ATTENTION." (Sorry, I just HAD TO. ^^)
However, despite his pride, there is still this one person that he sees besides himself (besides God). "Are you worth your weight in gold?/'Cause you're behind my eyelids when I'm all alone." and "You and God both got the guns/ When you shoot I think I'd duck." (it kind of means like, besides himself, the only other beings he'd follow or waste his time with is that one person and God).
Again, holding the attention, he 'confesses' the rumor of him and his friend. "But he didn't come and speak to me." I suppose that means that everyone is giving him the attention for that rumor except for that friend of his (Ryan?).
"Oh put my heart at ease." Since his friend isn't giving him the attention, he's bothered by it. Especially since he's part of the rumor too.
"And I believe that half the time /I am a wolf among the sheep/ Gnawing at the wool over my eyes." He thinks he's badass, but he'll pose danger to his crowd/scene/sheep/whatever. See my comment above.
"We are a hurricane/ Drop our anchors in a storm." He's famous, and by dropping anchors, he's putting his mark in history. He's wild and he goes against the flow.