[screw_ball]

You know, I actually realized what this song is about a few weeks ago. I work at a grocery store and while I was pushing carts in Poets got stuck in my head and it just hit me... The poets say that they're artists but they're working in our grocery stores, doing useless and menial work. They think they're "living the life" and that they'll be remembered for their art but they'll most likely just be remembered as the guy who bagged your groceries. The "...universe gets altered" line is what finally got me. Also: how people get uncomfortable when they realize that musicians or writers usually just act like normal people in their real life.