my world astir and sickly	nagito's past; "astir and sickly" (apt to the point of being on-the-nose) referring to their life being turbulent and full of illness due to their luck
spits out our voices singing tra la la la on high now to kingdom come so softly	nagito's experiences in life are what cause them ("spits out our voices") to adapt the worldview shown in the rest of the phrase: a worldview focused entirely on the hope which they sing the praises of (with "kingdom come" representing hope which they cling to no matter how slight)
herein a void in your place i twitch and tweak in allusion to sit and stare so blankly until our hope is used up	to me this feels like a line that could be spoken by nagito as "the servant" while in despair; waiting hopelessly, twitching and obsessing, because they can't do anything on their own in their state. ("twitch and tweak in allusion" is especially fitting because of the way we see nagito has a lot of neurotic tics, especially when alluding to hope and despair.) the phrase "until our hope is used up" is also a nice little fitting one-liner for this, all things considered
why do i always need to need you when you're fleeting? where do you go when i'm around?	this is referring to their luck. i feel like i don't need to elaborate much on this one
what have i done? what have i lost that's so defeating? and have the nerve to wear a crown?	asking what they've done to deserve the tragedies + losses in their life and addressing their own low self-esteem, especially with regard to their paradoxical desire to become a symbol of hope despite not deserving/being worthy of it ("the nerve to wear a crown")
in some dark room a smoky figure fills me full makes my head swell in ruin	this feels like a good metaphor for the way they get trapped in their own head and get destructive and obsessive ("makes my head swell in ruin") it also serves as a reference to the multiple dark rooms nagito is trapped in throughout sdr2, stewing in their own poisonous thoughts. we see this multiple times in the spinoff manga from nagito's perspective that when left alone, they tend to lose themself in their head. the "smoky figure" can refer to both the looming threat of despair and, in the case of chapter 5, literal smoke
my family kneels at their pew they nod, "we believe in what you're doing	the family here isn't literal, but rather a metaphor for the way the things that have shaped them + define them (their ideals/worldview) lead them to the conclusion that the right thing to do is to kill the remnants of despair and save only the traitor
i feel you rise above me the western landscapes towering and from my shell of a body the flowers blossom for picking	this is referring to their death in chapter 5, feeling their cause rise above their own worthless life("shell of a body"), hoping that with their death they can bring about something beautiful and worthwhile ("the flowers blossom") "the western landscapes towering" also points to this being about chapter 5, as a possible reference to the fact that the weapon that impaled nagito came from the castle (which is to say, a western-style towering building)
i've waited and waited for someone to take it don't fight it, don't bother an inch for another don't listen, don't hear them, they're in this together i've learned well; now hear me, there's much to be fearing	how they felt like they were the only person capable of facing the final dead room( "i've waited and waited for someone to take it"). then referring to what they found out in the final dead room about the remnants of despair, the paranoia they felt therein, and the loss of respect they felt for their classmates afterward
i'm used to your absence, your faceless distraction i've painted your patterns but found them attractive now i've been leaning towards a life far more candid	referring to dr 2.5, with hinata's absence in their dream. nagito is "painting the patterns" by now living in a world of their own creation that reflects the change in perspective their love for hinata left them with-- which is to say, a world where talent doesn't determine someone's worth: a lesson they needed the talentless hinata to learn. nagito is living a "life far more candid" in dr 2.5, being generally more honest + trying to achieve modest happiness and finding comfort in that simple life as opposed to the chaos of their real life
though lead through the dark with your eyes as my candles	being pulled out of the simulation by hinata, his eyes as their candles because they literally say that to follow hinata is what they see as their hope
where your life and my life's directions can wrangle	hinata's life is about going from being talentless to being talented (the ultimate hope). nagito's life is about going from their talent controlling everything to leaving their talent and obsession with hope behind. despite being each other's foils, they still want to live alongside each other, no matter what hardships might come of it
and all of a sudden you've left me to handle the reasons that never forbid me to stand tall	referring once again to that perspective shift hinata gave them again, realizing that any talent or lackthereof was never the thing holding them back
and somehow, oh somehow, i'll find out the secret to staying alive without actually breathing	and the song ends reflecting on what nagito always wanted in the first place: to living on and being remembered and not being alone even in death, after a life which has convinced them that death is the only thing they have going for them

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