"The Watchman" (according to the song) will always keep you in check. He won't let you be too happy and if you are, he will give you a good dose of reality. But the singer has also found the formula to beat The Watchman. This is where it could be about death, the devil or even drug addiction.
You are going along chasing your dreams, living carefree and then out of nowhere The Watchman squashes you, or perhaps catches up with you.
Gwen, very true about "stop fearing or deading death". It really is a song full of life. Not too long ago I posted that it was a comforting song. I couldn't put my finger on why, but now I think I understand.
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