Lyrical Analysis

Personally I believe this song to be about gambling and the crisis a gambling addict faces."Scratch card glory or waist low pleasure?" may mean trying to win big in the bookies or other place of financial legalised gambling and such or going home to your girlfriend. "Black eyes nose bleeds, don’t look back now" basically means the debt man coming to take his property because he is so far in debt and probably taking a few punches before he leaves.

"My white abode, do you remember? My white abode" means he has probably lost his house in his gambling problem. "But it’s such a thrill just to find out…" means it is such a thrill for him to see if he wins or not, this further proves his gambling problem."Sorry you’re not a winner with the air so cold and a mind so bitter What have you got to lose but false intentions and a life so pretentious? I sweat, I ache." This is pretty much self explanatory he has lost his money through gambling and feels dreadful he is also questioning the morals of society and his outlook on life. At the end of the song the lyrics "what what what" means he has lost again and is questioning it...this shows yet again a gambling problem: gambling addicts never think they can lose.

And "try again/insert your coin" is ironically just like the poker machines or slot machines and also could metaphorically be talking about his life. Notice it doesn't say game over? this is directed at his psyche and his gambling problem...he feels the need to continue squandering his cash regardles.