and also makes for a zesty rhyme with '2nd scene.' But really this line truly speaks for itself- it finds this whole analysis to be ironic. We can't fully understand the point of view that the artist finds so familiar. But that's the beauty of storytelling and songwriting.
i can tell you that a big part of the reason this line is built the way it is is to juggle the rhythm and surprise myself as much as possible. basically to keep the sentence going as long as possible, causing a long string of 'challenges' to the rhythm and then see if i can maneuver it into a musically and linguistically coherent landing. it's kind of like when pilots repeatedly try to damage their airplane while in flight, to challenge themselves to create increasingly more interesting landings. But, besides the rhythm and music there, the words are also describing when you get that much deeper into a story and you've developed a deeper familiarity with the story's world that those outside this story might not share