Yeah this song is totally about heroin. 'why don't you stop dying before you go and get it right' stop using or you're going to kill yourself. 'you've been looking for the right blade all your life' somebody who's been looking to self destruct for a long time (probably has already gone through lots of other drugs etc), he keeps talking about bags and that's street talk for heroin (often shortened to 'b' for bag), 'selling off the house so you can buy the farm' selling your possessions to support the habit but ultimately you're gonna die from it 'buy the farm'. As CatfishClyde said, 'let the light in through your arm' , 'cut your teeth out at the pink' heroin rots your teeth, 'amateur chemist' drug user, 'every four hours' needs a fix.
This is the first JTB song I ever heard and it really blew me away, it's super powerful. I love the way it really builds up into a frenzy. I also love the line 'bargain basement lunatic' it's a great description!
Yeah this song is totally about heroin. 'why don't you stop dying before you go and get it right' stop using or you're going to kill yourself. 'you've been looking for the right blade all your life' somebody who's been looking to self destruct for a long time (probably has already gone through lots of other drugs etc), he keeps talking about bags and that's street talk for heroin (often shortened to 'b' for bag), 'selling off the house so you can buy the farm' selling your possessions to support the habit but ultimately you're gonna die from it 'buy the farm'. As CatfishClyde said, 'let the light in through your arm' , 'cut your teeth out at the pink' heroin rots your teeth, 'amateur chemist' drug user, 'every four hours' needs a fix.
This is the first JTB song I ever heard and it really blew me away, it's super powerful. I love the way it really builds up into a frenzy. I also love the line 'bargain basement lunatic' it's a great description!