Wow, I'm really not liking the theme that's starting to develop in this thread. The lyrics about being "what happens when two substances collide, and by all accounts you really should've died" doesn't sound to me at all to be about substance abuse. It talks earlier of asking a panel of experts on the history channel. You literally ARE what happens when two substances collide, egg and sperm. By all accounts you should've died because a million things can happen before a baby is born. The mother or the father could be infertile. The sperm or the egg could be defective. The sperm that created you could've not made it to the egg before another one did, resulting in death. It is talking, I think, about how there's a million amazing occurrences that occur that bring you into being. It's almost an expression of fate because the sheer number of possibilities that could've happened in that moment, and somehow you come out of it. The rest of the song could easily be about substance abuse, but the fact remains that this seems to be what this section is about, and it's a strong message. The rest of the song seems to be talking about those who abuse substances, or at very least don't see a point in life. Maybe as was said before, after surviving addiction they see this excerpt on the history channel and it's a lifechanging moment.
I think this song has a strong message about fate tucked deep down into the lyrics, and it basically is jumping out at you to say that the odds were against you even coming into existence. So maybe instead of thinking about what it's all good for or what you are doing here, you should actually do something with your time.
I like your theory. But I also think the first part about the guy stretched out on the tarmac six miles south of North Platte isn't necessarily about substance abuse or someone regretting years of substance abuse.
I like your theory. But I also think the first part about the guy stretched out on the tarmac six miles south of North Platte isn't necessarily about substance abuse or someone regretting years of substance abuse.
@Yalegirl03 it's not the guy who is stretched out on the tarmac. It's his truck. And the Hazmat is behind him because he's driving the truck and the hazmat cargo is literally just behind him on the road.
@Yalegirl03 it's not the guy who is stretched out on the tarmac. It's his truck. And the Hazmat is behind him because he's driving the truck and the hazmat cargo is literally just behind him on the road.
@BuckWilder I think you're right. It's about how much can go wrong, the anxiety that results, and the substances people take, and sometimes abuse, to cope with it.
@BuckWilder I think you're right. It's about how much can go wrong, the anxiety that results, and the substances people take, and sometimes abuse, to cope with it.
Wow, I'm really not liking the theme that's starting to develop in this thread. The lyrics about being "what happens when two substances collide, and by all accounts you really should've died" doesn't sound to me at all to be about substance abuse. It talks earlier of asking a panel of experts on the history channel. You literally ARE what happens when two substances collide, egg and sperm. By all accounts you should've died because a million things can happen before a baby is born. The mother or the father could be infertile. The sperm or the egg could be defective. The sperm that created you could've not made it to the egg before another one did, resulting in death. It is talking, I think, about how there's a million amazing occurrences that occur that bring you into being. It's almost an expression of fate because the sheer number of possibilities that could've happened in that moment, and somehow you come out of it. The rest of the song could easily be about substance abuse, but the fact remains that this seems to be what this section is about, and it's a strong message. The rest of the song seems to be talking about those who abuse substances, or at very least don't see a point in life. Maybe as was said before, after surviving addiction they see this excerpt on the history channel and it's a lifechanging moment.
I think this song has a strong message about fate tucked deep down into the lyrics, and it basically is jumping out at you to say that the odds were against you even coming into existence. So maybe instead of thinking about what it's all good for or what you are doing here, you should actually do something with your time.
But I've been wrong before =P
I like your theory. But I also think the first part about the guy stretched out on the tarmac six miles south of North Platte isn't necessarily about substance abuse or someone regretting years of substance abuse.
I like your theory. But I also think the first part about the guy stretched out on the tarmac six miles south of North Platte isn't necessarily about substance abuse or someone regretting years of substance abuse.
@Yalegirl03 it's not the guy who is stretched out on the tarmac. It's his truck. And the Hazmat is behind him because he's driving the truck and the hazmat cargo is literally just behind him on the road.
@Yalegirl03 it's not the guy who is stretched out on the tarmac. It's his truck. And the Hazmat is behind him because he's driving the truck and the hazmat cargo is literally just behind him on the road.
@BuckWilder I think you're right. It's about how much can go wrong, the anxiety that results, and the substances people take, and sometimes abuse, to cope with it.
@BuckWilder I think you're right. It's about how much can go wrong, the anxiety that results, and the substances people take, and sometimes abuse, to cope with it.