Trully this archmastermind guy was so quick at typing all the Tom Waits lyrics he made at least one mistake in every single one he uploaded here. Anyways, this is one of my favorite songs. I'm not to sure it's about being happy without material things since he said he never told the truth. I think this is about someone who's so overconfidend that he steps on anything, anybody. He whistles past the graveyard because he has no respect for anything as well. He deceives and likes to do so. He " flies on the wings of a magpie " and as you know these birds are little pricks, probably just like him. I can easily think of some crazy cartoon character not only stepping on cracks and whistling past the graveyard but raising the dead and stuff! Waits
Trully this archmastermind guy was so quick at typing all the Tom Waits lyrics he made at least one mistake in every single one he uploaded here. Anyways, this is one of my favorite songs. I'm not to sure it's about being happy without material things since he said he never told the truth. I think this is about someone who's so overconfidend that he steps on anything, anybody. He whistles past the graveyard because he has no respect for anything as well. He deceives and likes to do so. He " flies on the wings of a magpie " and as you know these birds are little pricks, probably just like him. I can easily think of some crazy cartoon character not only stepping on cracks and whistling past the graveyard but raising the dead and stuff! Waits