Roll It Over

The speaker feels hurt, isolated, and let down by other people. At first, they describe reasons for keeping others at a distance, then question whether excuses—such as changing seasons—make the hurt acceptable. The repeated complaint suggests the pain remains unresolved and weighs heavily on them.

A “barricade” is a barrier, here suggesting emotional self-protection or unwillingness to trust. Calling others “plastic people” implies they seem artificial or shallow, while trying to sit at the speaker’s table “but never bring a chair” suggests they want company without making a real effort to belong or contribute. “Roll it over my soul” is an unusual image: it may describe someone’s actions pressing down on the speaker’s deepest feelings, or passing a burden to them and then leaving.

The lyrics do not explain exactly what happened or who is responsible. The speaker may be accusing another person of causing emotional harm, but the broad criticism of “plastic people” also points to frustration with people generally. The repeated question about whether it makes things “all right” sounds less like a request for an answer than a rejection of excuses: whatever the reason, the speaker still feels abandoned.