The video is an amazing piece of film, however, don't muddle the two.

The lyrics are amazing in their own separate entity. I do not wish to impose a religious tone but this song is dealing with death, and with death 99% of the world's population believe in something more. So I apologize if this takes on a religious tone, it is not my intention.

"Shake me down" -To shakedown is extortion, blackmail, threat or a thorough search. Is it the Devil, Death or just the inevitable course of life and time loss.

"Not a lot of people left around" -Friends/family/loved ones are and have been passing away.

"Who knows now" -Who knows how much time is left, for yourself and your loved ones.

"Softly laying on the ground, ooooh" -You softly lay the coffins into the ground. Graves. It refers to the deceased. The loved ones he has already lost. Or if you'd like it depicts him on the the ground by the gravestone of his wife who he had to burry.

"In my life, I have seen,People walk into the sea,Just to find memories,Plagued by constant misery" -Walk into the sea is referencing 'getting wet', a term used by substance abusers about getting high. The high helps them remember the happy memories and deal with the pain of losing someone because they are grieving in constant misery.

"Their eyes cast down,Fixed upon the ground,Their eyes cast down" -This depicts those who wallow in memories of loved ones. Fixed upon the ground and not looking ahead at life and moving forward. Cast down also indicates the loss of faith.

"I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun" -Keeping his chin up and staying optimistic. Determined not to lose faith, keep looking up to God for strength. God being the light in the darkness. The sun pushes back the dark.

"Shake me down,
Cut my hair on a silver cloud" -From the proverb: Every cloud has a silver lining. Keeping faith and staying true to his word even though Devil/Death/life is giving him the shakedown. Staying optimistic.

"Broken sound" -It can be difficult to hear God's voice and keep faith.

"In my past, bittersweet,There's no love between the sheets" -Lost the love of his life. The cause of his pain and misery and questionable faith.

"Taste the blood,broken dreams,Lonely times indeed,With eyes cast down,Fixed upon the ground,Eyes cast down" -Reflecting on a dark period of life where he had no faith, no hope, was depressed, struggled to move on. It also offers insight on what he had to endure and what's revealed later in the lyrics.

"I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun" -Trying to keep faith. Is keeping faith.

"Turn back now its time for me to let go,
Way down had to find a place to lay low,
Lampshade turned around into a light post" -Time to let go of the misery, guilt, of this dark place.Has hit 'rock bottom' and realizes a change needs to be made.The lampshad/light post is a metaphor for how low he is.

"Walk around the corner,Never saw it coming still,I try to make a move,It almost stopped me from belief,I don't wanna know the future,But I'm like rolling thunder" -Depicting the tragic event that took place of how he lost his wife. Walked around the corner and they never saw it coming, still he tries to make a move even now in his tragic memory of recounting the event. Almost stopped his belief in God altogether. Doesn't want to know the future:the proverbial "WHY". He doesn't care why, this has propelled him into darkness: I'm like rolling thunder is his metaphor to illustrate this. Listen to the anger/pain/misery.

"Even on a cloudy day,I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun" -Still days that are harder/darker than others and are filled with pain and a lot of bad in the world, he'll still keep his faith and will look to God to see the light.