![]() They turn to these things to fill in the void. Boys turn to violence and girls turn to sex. So after looking at each part and putting it all together, I think the song kind of speaks out to young people that are feeling lost and hopeless. Hopefully they will have some kind of happy ending someday, but when the promise is weighed out against the rest of the song, it seems more like an empty promise. They take those late night walks in hopes of finding freedom, sex, and money to mend their hearts by filling in the void. When it says "don't stop marching till hearts mend" I think these girls are turning to sex and prostitution. Just like the light that stands out, the girls stand out as well. As they reach a dead end, there are cars which have "two lights shining" on them. They're feeling hopeless and lonely, so they take a walk late into the night. The scene of the boys switches to the girls. A promise that everything will be okay in the end. This is kind of a promise, a possibly hopeless promise. ![]() Like a play, they will remember the events in their lives just as an actor would remember their lines and movements. They never forget the lines that they sayĪs life goes on, there is a "stage" where they each have a duty. The boys described in the beginning may be doing the same: they continue doing what they do until it causes their destruction. Brave soldiers or forced soldiers alike will keep marching into battle until they fall and cannot get up. Metaphorically, they could be going very far to fight mindlessly against men that are just like them. In the literal sense, they could be crossing the border into enemy territory. Soldiers in war may walk off to the "deep end," literally or metaphorically. "Two nights killing off a best friend." The weekend consists of two days obviously and this is the time where they turn to violence, even if it means turning against friends to stay in the gang, to stay tough, to keep the cycle going.įall out like soldiers walking off to the deep end They are "sleepwalking" because they go throughout life without thinking about it they go through an endless cycle where they don't have to think about what you're doing. They are part of a gang, and part of being in it is to beat up people which may be what "black out" means. I picture boys out in the streets late into the night on a weekend. ![]() "Lights out" signifies nighttime, or darkness.
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