Yoyo18 April 18th, 2009 10:06PM  

I think 27 is talking about Pete himself because the lyrics say,"my mind is a safe and if I keep it then we all get rich" and if he keeps his head together then they can make money off their songs since he writes all the songs. And after that he says "my body is an orphanage we take everyone in" I think this means that Pete helps produce all these bands. And at age 27 Pete was having a hard time, with Ashley and his fame. He was close to joining the "27 club" which is the group of famous musicians that have died at 27, Pete almost committed suicide at 27. which leads to my next interpretation of the line "Doing lines of dust and sweat off the last night's stage just to feel like him." Him is probably one of the musicians apart of the 27 club. And since he was going through such a tough time he used drugs to make him feel better "And I want it so bad I shoot the sunshine into my veins I can't remember the good old days."

Steelcity August 2nd, 2009 10:22PM  

The title of the song is a reference to none of his friends living to the age of 27 and that he has made it past this "milestone". I think the "if home is where the heart is" lyric if referencing that pete only remembers all of his friends that have died when thinking of home (aka chicago).