It refers to that world, and I liked the idea of paralleling the band's experiences over the past two years with some of the things
ɪt ɹᵻfˈɜːz tə ðæt wˈɜːld, ænd aɪ lˈaɪkt ðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv pˈæɹələlɪŋ ðə bˈændz ɛkspˈiəɹɪənsᵻz ˌoʊvɚ ðə pˈæst tˈuː jˈɪɹz wɪð sˌʌm ʌvðə θˈɪŋz