Dad, it's me, again. I hate to call.
Could you come down?
There's been an accident.
"Were you involved?"
"Yes, sir, no. Sir, they say I was." Not worse.
It makes more sense that way. He gets into an accident and is taken into custody (standard protocol for drunk driving, especially when there's been an accident. His dad asks if he was involved. "Yes, sir.". Are you hurt? "No sir." Were you intoxicated? "They say I was."
It makes more since considering that the song seems to be about a spiral of addiction. He gets into an accident and calls his dad to pick him up from the police station. His dad asks
I'm pretty sure the lines about his dad are:
Dad, it's me, again. I hate to call. Could you come down? There's been an accident. "Were you involved?" "Yes, sir, no. Sir, they say I was." Not worse.
It makes more sense that way. He gets into an accident and is taken into custody (standard protocol for drunk driving, especially when there's been an accident. His dad asks if he was involved. "Yes, sir.". Are you hurt? "No sir." Were you intoxicated? "They say I was."
It makes more since considering that the song seems to be about a spiral of addiction. He gets into an accident and calls his dad to pick him up from the police station. His dad asks
"They say I'm worse." could also work in the spiral of addiction theme...just saying.
"They say I'm worse." could also work in the spiral of addiction theme...just saying.