


He acknowledges he must say goodbye in order to live in the real world, as his body can’t depend on words and pictures to sustain him. He always mentioned he never left America until he found fame, so the closest he could get to those places was photographs. This chorus is talking about Adam’s escapism into books and stories and pictures of faraway places. There’s a light show out my window, somewhere way up there.ĭear Vienna, we were happy like the shades of May when we got carried away.” ”Farewell all my friends in textbooks, I’m going home,Ĭuz my blood cells cannot depend on the weather in photographs, Adam is talking about describing his perspective to someone to unravel the “mystery” of his views. I describe all the things that you cannot seeĪ neurotypical person wouldn’t be able to see what someone on the spectrum could see in terms of perspective, there’s a different way of looking at things. Over analysis is also common in their thought processes, I think Adam is talking about his view and reviewing of the world. Viewing things in black and white is very typical of those on the spectrum, especially prevalent in boys with Aspergers. Then I reviewed every frame and basic shape ”I regarded the world as such a sad sight

Looking at this song with fresh eyes, I believe this song is about Adam’s mental escapism and his beliefs that he has Aspergers, which makes him think differently from others.
