Kings of Leon – Black Thumbnail

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  General Comment:ok correct me if im wrong but i think this song is about the bands use of marijuanna
  im probley really far off but i know theyve openly admitted to smoking before every show to the rollingstone so i was thinking
  
  dont leave no smell on me- reffering to the pot
  dont shed no tears for me, its my disease- this is his fault dont be sympethetic
  i try so hard but i cant change- he wants to stop but its just how he lives cuz the road life is tough
  but we're not here to make your children bleed- they dont mean any harm its just how they are its a lifestyle for them now
  dont take these boots off me when im dead- dont bother lying about how i lived
  ill still be running from the demon in my head- hes always gonna have whatever causes him to smoke in his head
  
  
  
  i know it sounds far fetched but its what i got out of it
  
  
  comment on it tell me what you think

  Flag chrisscott664on January 19, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:Its obviously Now Guitar, go get her! Im surprised this song has so little comments, if you ever watch the live O2 arena.. this song is probably the one he sings with more "feeling" and its the last one!

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  General Comment:i agree with ashie, i'm pretty sure he says 'now guitar, go get her'. lots of bands say things like that before guitar solos for example zeppelin and old blues artists, and kol was influenced by both. Also, i like to think this song is just about having a gypsy soul. the band travels everywhere and he is just blowin around from town to town. he sometimes wishes he could stay places but its not in his nature. Again this is a popular theme especially with old southern rock bands and blues.

  Flag zephead4lifeon February 14, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:Good call grizzlydandans. I think that it might very well be about bipolar especially with the line "Don't waste a tear on me it's my disease." "Though I ain't too proud to say but that's how I'm made"....this line also nails it. I have read and heard about bipolar, I agree that this song seems to be about it, if not, it definitely discusses an element or two of the disease like depression.

  Flag FebruaryStarson December 29, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:Fuckin great song

  Flag RHCPfan37on October 14, 2009   Link

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  General Comment:I'll bet it's 'now guitar, go get her'
  
  How hot. =) Caleb's a babe.

  Flag ashie__xon October 19, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:My printer prints things off at exactly the same beat as this song, it's pretty awesome
  I hope I will see KOL live one day

  Flag wolfessson June 30, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:if it is about bi polar, then the music fits well with the concept

  Flag light_bulb101on June 08, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:plus caleb told me so when i met him in old london town

  Flag grizzlydandanson February 14, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:Yes i agree geri22 about the rolling stone article,
  but for me this song is about Bi-Polar disorder, which ( i think if im right) is calebs , learn a lil about bipolar and re-listen to the record this verse =
  From runways to the road I ramble alone
  This thumbnail size of heart is black as coal
  Though beauty it still brings me to my knees
  Don't waste a tear on me it's my disease
  
  and this verse
  Don't take these boots off me when you think that I'm dead
  I'll still be running from the demon in my head
  I'll be that person till my dying day
  I try so awful hard but I can't change
  
  maybe im biased a i have bipolar and this is what the songs seems a feels like to me

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