Lyrics
I've been kicked out of heaven,
The speaker expresses being expelled from heaven.
Well, not kicked out, so much as I left it.
Clarifies that the departure from heaven was voluntary rather than forced.
At an all night diner in Pittsburgh,
References a specific location, an all-night diner in Pittsburgh.
I was being selfish.
Acknowledges a past act of selfishness at the diner.
The whole place had vanished when Dave and I got back,
Describes a disappearance of the diner when the speaker and Dave returned.
All for a pack of cigarettes.
Attributes the disappearance to a trivial reason—a pack of cigarettes.
It can't make any difference now
States that the past actions don't matter now, suggesting a sense of irreversibility.
How I did, or did not, make my way back out.
Reflects on the indifference of the current situation regarding the return from heaven.
Two Queens, right in conversation
Mentions two Queens engaged in conversation, possibly symbolizing influential figures.
Had Joe and me wrapped up
Describes the speaker and Joe being captivated by the Queens' conversation.
In details of their coronations,
Implies the Queens discussed details of their coronations.
So we offered up our cups.
Speaker and Joe offered their cups, suggesting participation or tribute.
I never once regretted leaving until
Expresses contentment with leaving heaven until a certain event.
Your lungs decided
References an unforeseen change related to the listener's lungs.
That they were finished breathing
Indicates an early end to breathing, possibly signifying an untimely death.
Too early in the season.
Connects the premature end to the season, metaphorically describing life's timing.
Can we lift the weight that you left?
Ponders the ability to carry the burden left by the departed.
Can I have a fifth or seventh chance
Inquires about the possibility of having additional opportunities due to past drunken choices.
To fix the things I've left to drunken circumstance?
Addresses the aftermath of actions influenced by inebriation.
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