Lyric discussion by jbjacobs 

osuturfman got it right on the button... brad himself said this song was a metaphor, written in dedication to his son.

i love how a lot of the hate on this page is all "what a stupid song, about shooting somebody that sleeps with his girlfriend, how immature!"

haha, it just shows you how brilliant he really was, his metaphor is so well disguised that most people are completely oblivious to it. it can stand, quite well, as a song about a cheating girlfriend and him trying to get over her. but brad REALLY did write this as a promise to his son to stop doing heroin... read osuturfman's comment on page six for a full run down.

some of the most brilliant lyrics i have ever seen. seriously, these lyrics are john lennon-good, bob dylan-good even. absolutely genius metaphor... really, i can't fucking stress how amazing the lyrics to this song are. when i really thought about the sentiment of this song, it kinda brought a tear to my eye, and i'm a fucking dude!

it's too bad he couldn't live up to his promise.

that's why i will never touch heroin, or meth for that matter.

i give you mad props for your last comment "thats why i will never touch heroin or meth..." ^ I truly believe that now that Brad is gone his only true hope for his fans is to learn from his mistakes listen to his music and dont go down the road he did... I am proud of you and hope many people follow you in not doing drugs because of the subliminal messages he has left behind for us to decode. again, mad props !! Unfortunatley I can not say the same, and am too like Brad was, bound by my...

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