Song Meaning

The lyrics open with a striking image of instability: "Anything that loose would cancel itself." This precariousness quickly shifts to the speaker's internal world, dominated by a relentless cycle of indecision. There's a palpable sense of being stuck, unable to commit. This indecision fuels a central, paradoxical comfort: "Absence is good empty is reassuring." The speaker appears to find solace in detachment, actively rejecting binaries like "absence presence" and "positive negative." This isn't mere indifference; it's a deliberate submission to "nothing," suggesting a profound weariness with conventional meaning. The relentless repetition of "made up my mind and changed my mind" isn't just about indecision; it's a rhythmic portrayal of a mind caught in a loop. This cyclical mental state leads directly to the core philosophy: "Submit to nothing." The title phrase, "in an expression of the inexpressible," then frames this entire internal landscape as an attempt to articulate something inherently beyond words, perhaps the very feeling of nullification. What makes these lyrics hit hard is the sudden, stark self-assessment: "I'm deceitful I'm dreadful I'm lazy I'm vain and vile." This unvarnished self-criticism grounds the abstract philosophical musings in a deeply personal, almost confessional tone. It suggests that the comfort found in "empty" might stem from a profound self-loathing, culminating in the melancholic image of a "run down" rendezvous, a quiet acknowledgment of decay.