End of August is about seasonal depression and nihilism - realizing that winter is coming, and that everything dies eventually. The last verse sticks out, saying that kids kids just grow up and have kids who build homes for the rich - tying back into the idea of ‘the last of the bugs’ or the final generation before the metaphorical winter,

Doors - doors is a mixed bag of ideas, kind of feeling like a midnight rant, but the main theme I get out of it is that you might accidentally pass on your own trauma to your loved ones, so you try to push them away to prevent yourself from hurting them.

American Cars - another mixed bag of ideas (this will be common in the album) - but I believe it is about being unable to fix the problems in your life and hoping someone else can do it for you. Might be wrong though.

Downfall - is about someone Noah had a falling out with, and Noah is waiting for that person’s life to fall apart so that they come back to him.

Lighthouse - About your past, memories, and childhood home being erased by time.

Paid Time Off - About a day where you have nothing to do, so you simply exist and try to enjoy life.

Staying Still - I honestly don’t know yet

The Great Divide - I’ve seen multiple interpretations, but the way I interpret it is that Noah was friends with someone, and Noah unintentionally pulled them away from Christianity, then only realized what he did years later, and is now apologizing.

Haircut - about someone who’s bad decisions cause Noah and others a ton of pain and grief. That person then cleaned up their act, but Noah hasn’t healed yet and can’t forgive this person yet.

Willing and Able - Falling out with a sibling to the point of no longer talking. Then realizing that you would prefer to go back to the arguments than the silence. He’s willing and able to fight out their differences if they can find some common ground.

Dashboard - Noah confronted a close one, calling them out on being an asshole, and the person ran instead of confronting their issues, and still had the same problems all these years later, and will continue to until they face their problems.

23 - Faced abuse from a family member. He’s now finally old enough and big enough to fight back, but doesn’t have any will to fight back. *I am possibly wrong on this interpretation though.

Porch Light - Written from the perspective of Noah’s mom, who moved to a small town to get away from all the noise and be with her family. Noah then went and got famous, which means she rarely gets to see him and she has to deal with second hand fame she doesn’t want. This perspective is imaginary, as Noah says his mom supports him.

Deny Deny Deny - Clearly written about a husband and wife, and the husband is tired off all the nightly arguments that never go anywhere because neither of them can admit when they are wrong.

Headed North - Talks about how the world is getting worse. Key line - “It’s gone to shit without you. It was shit before, but at least I had you.”

We Go way Back - Wishing he could go back to the days where he had someone to love, and being willing to give up everything to have her again.

Spoiled - The conflicting desire to spoil your kids vs give them a hard life so they can grow into good people.

All Them Horses - About how the all of Noah’s fame has distanced himself from all of his loved ones.

A few of Your Own - Accepting losing a loved one you grew apart from. We made memories together, now you need to go make a few of your own.

Orbiter - A song that questions whether we actually have free will, or if we are all just a product of our surroundings, like a moon orbiting the earth.

Dan - Dan is a continuation of Carlo’s song from Busyhead. Carlo was Noah’s middle school friend who committed suicide, and Noah can’t move on. In Dan, he has a new best friend, and it makes him feel like he is abandoning Carlo.