Discover the story of the song > The Pit – Silversun Pickups

The protagonist is wandering through the forest to reach his partner, who is lost in a dark place. They see the neighbors dancing but in disgust towards them. The protagonist urges their partner to face their fears and come out of the dark place, and promises that someone somewhere will help clean their wounds and bury the lies they've been told. Eventually, the protagonist thinks that their partner has given up on trying to leave the dark place.