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When you say it's dead & gone
I know you're wrong
Cut & slash, sharpest knife
It won't die
Poison cup, drank it up
It won't die
No fire, no gun, no rope, no stoner
It won't die
Why you gotta shove it in my face
As if you put me in my place
Cause I DON'T CARE
If you or me is wrong or right
Ain't gonna spend another night,
In your bed...
Laws of man, are just pretend
They ain't mine
Love so good, love so bad
It won't die
Some talk too long, they know it all
I just smile & move on
Words ain't free, like you & me
I d'ont mind...
Why'd you have to be so mean & cruel,
The dogs are loose i'm on to you
You ball & ...
Chained together from the dawn to dusk,
Can't call it leavin, cause it's just
I never came....
I know you're wrong
Cut & slash, sharpest knife
It won't die
Poison cup, drank it up
It won't die
No fire, no gun, no rope, no stoner
It won't die
Why you gotta shove it in my face
As if you put me in my place
Cause I DON'T CARE
If you or me is wrong or right
Ain't gonna spend another night,
In your bed...
Laws of man, are just pretend
They ain't mine
Love so good, love so bad
It won't die
Some talk too long, they know it all
I just smile & move on
Words ain't free, like you & me
I d'ont mind...
Why'd you have to be so mean & cruel,
The dogs are loose i'm on to you
You ball & ...
Chained together from the dawn to dusk,
Can't call it leavin, cause it's just
I never came....
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"no fire, no gun, no rope, no stone.."
"i never came."
think about it.
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Instead of singing Words aint free like you and me he sings Drugs aint free but they should be. If the song is about sickness then this is a comment towards the healthcare system. This feels very Queens of the stoneage, on the surface it appears very straight forward and not very profound, but in so many cases there seems to be a much more serious message to it.
I love them
When you say it's dead & gone
I know you're wrong
--> He got positive feedback from his doctor, but inside he knows it is not the case
Cut & slash, sharpest knife
It won't die
--> Cergical removal of a toumour?
Poison cup, drank it up
It won't die
--> Chemo therapy?
No fire, no gun, no rope, no stone
It won't die
--> The previous two paragraphs where the methods of the doctors. This might be a referense to his own more crude ways of dealing with things in normal life, but his ways are not working either.
Why you gotta shove it in my face
As if you put me in my place
Cause I DON'T CARE
If you or me is wrong or right
Ain't gonna spend another night,
In your bed...
--> He is now feed up with the treatment - "Ain't gonna spend another night,
In your bed". He is before this having a confrontation with either some doctor or possibly a relative.
Laws of man, are just pretend
They ain't mine
--> Medical procedures, or everyday life? Either way he feels like he can't relate to the logic in it.
Love so good, love so bad
It won't die
--> Comfort from loved ones, but at the same time it are these that he is afraid of loosing.
Some talk too long, they know it all
I just smile & move on
Words ain't free, like you & me
I d'ont mind...
...
Why'd you have to be so mean & cruel,
The dogs are loose i'm on to you
You ball & ...
--> People should be more careful how they approach him.
Chained together from the dawn to dusk,
--> IV drop?
Can't call it leavin, cause it's just
I never came....
--> Dying?
I think it's about Oliveri. Not in a romantic way, but he's getting things off his chest regarding their lost friendship. He sounds quite bitter here, as if defending himself from being accused. The bed is a metaphor for complying to shit Josh must have seen in Nick until he couldn't stand it anymore.
He never "came", never enjoyed the whole thing. It always sounded, whenever I listened to the album, as its centerpiece.