Top Rated Interpretation
2005-12-14 20:44:16
If you take it literally, this is just a song about killing someone, but I don't think that they would literally wear someone's skin as a suit, so I see that line as reason to look for metaphorical meaning.
the chorus:
"I'll hide you in my walls
your body will never be found
I'll wear your skin as a suit
Pretend to be you, your friends will like you more than they used to"
I think this song is about hiding your true personality and creating some new image of yourself pretending to be you so that you friends will like you more. Basically, changing who you are to fit in. The lines "Dear diary my teen angst bullshit has a body count / I believe it's 6 going on 7 now" refer to how you have to keep changing your self over and over agian to fit in with the trend of the moment. This sentiment is also refected in the title, which is repeated at the end of the song. The use of the word "ride" shows that you aren't the one in control of who you have to be, you're just following what everyone esle says. The reason they use the word "pestilence" instead of disease is not just because it sounds better, but because pestilence is a widespread epidemic, not just somethign affecting you, showing that many people are throwing away their identities to fit in.
