The imagery is shocking and beautiful. Personally, I viewed this is someone falling asleep on the couch, and the speaker notices how 'beautiful' and 'innocent' they are when they succumb to silence and rest. Cool! :)

yeah man you tell them modern-types what's up

and how a little splash 'o the good ol' h2o

will leave their networks of inner wiry tubes

in a flaming mess

I guess I can genuinely say that I don't get it, but I like it. It's sort of morbid in the way that "you look gorgeous when you drown" but that's what I think made it interesting.

Liked it :D