We passed upon the stair, We spoke of was and when, Although I wasn't there, He said I was his friend, Which came as some surprise. I spoke into his eyes, "I thought you died alone A long long time ago." "Oh no, not me, I never lost control You're face to face With the man who sold the world." I laughed and shook his hand And made my way back home, I searched for form and land, For years and years I roamed. I gazed a gazley stare At all the millions here: "We must have died alone, A long long time ago." "Who knows? Not me, We never lost control. You're face to face With the man who sold the world." "Who knows? Not me, We never lost control. You're face to face With the man who sold the world. General Comment: I think the song is about a man who is in denial that he "lost control" and killed many people including himself. His spirit wanders the earth wondering why he "sold the world" or why he gave it away and didn't want to be a part of it any more. General Comment: This is simple. Who owns the world? God. Therefore, the man who sold the world is a reference to God selling the world, which can mean either God abandoning mankind or giving mankind free will. Of course you have to believe in God in the first place to come up with such an understanding.