Lyrical Analysis

God knows you’re lonely souls	Fade in/blur into the homeless bear’s pov.
God knows you’re lonely souls	He is waking up. He sits up in a street, wearing scruffy clothes. Hair is messy, paws are dirty etc.
God knows you’re lonely souls	We can see that he is in a part of the city/ suburban are.
Yeah, yeah	Continued.

I believe there’s a time and a place	Shots of homeless bear watching people walk past from where he is sitting.
To let your mind drift and get out of this place	Shots of him drooping/ mooching.
I believe there’s a day and a place	The homeless bear sits on a bus by himself.
That we will go to, and I know you wanna share.	During his journey he notices another bear being loved for.

There’s no secret to living (there’s no secret to living)	Homeless bear stands up. Grabs his board which says “Lonely Soul”.
Just keep on walking	Walks down street.
There’s no secret to dying (there’s no secret to dying)	The focus is on the board, the camera zooms in on the sign.
Just keep on flying.	Continued.

I’m gonna die in a place that don’t know my name	The bear gets kicked really hard by a stranger.
I’m gonna die in a space that don’t hold my fame.	Bear pulls himself up.

God knows you’re lonely souls	Ignored by people.
God knows you’re lonely souls.	They brush past him.

I believe there’s a time when the cord of life	A bear is seen being pushed on a swing by another child.
Should be cut, my friends (cut the cord, my friend)	The homeless bear sits on his swing waiting for someone to push him.
I believe there’s a time when the cord can be cut	He hangs his head in sorrow.
And this vision ends (let this vision end).	Quick fade.

But I’m gonna die in a place that don’t know my name	Flashback. The homeless bear is last to be picked in a shop.
And I’m gonna cry in a space that don’t hold my fame.	Flashback. The homeless bear is dropped on the pavement in slow motion.

Walking in the cold	The owner/kid wants to retrieve their bear but their parent pulls them away.
There’ll be a searchlight	The bear peeps into the window of someone watching daytime TV.
On the mountain high	Bear longs to be in there.
God knows you’re lonely souls	The bear feels so lonely, it begins to dawn on him that it’ll never happen.
God knows you’re lonely souls	He leaves the house and heads towards the potential suicide spot.
God knows you’re lonely souls	He gets onto a high ledge and looks over the edge (pov).
God knows you’re lonely souls	The bear considers it.
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah	Begins to fade with him deciding.
I’m a lonely soul.	Fade out.