| The Tallest Man on Earth – Criminals Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I believe this one is about alcoholism or some form of damaging behaviour (like Little Brother) This also perfectly fits his comment that it is about "cold, cold Sweden". Northern European countries have a very high consumption of both coffee and alcohol due to their long and harsh winters. >> There were days when you thought you would just go under and the weekends that you never understood when you flew from the bar only seventeen you didn’t bleed and no one ever thought you would << Depression or personal problems lead to drinking. He was thrown out of a bar at 17, but everyone assumed this was a singular episode, not a real issue. >>And there where straights and lines and every sorts of options to stay away from broken mirrors in your friends but the summer was strung with some mighty thread and no law would never wait around no bend<< His family/friends tried to help him, get him into some sort of program ("every sorts of options") in order to prevent damaging behaviour from happening again. But in summer he relapsed and there was nothing to stop him from drinking/substance abuse. Chorus: >>Come see the hiding in rain, come see the stillness in all them ones Come see the loveable strain of someone diving for all you know Come see the strain of a reeling tribe Come meet the criminals of this Napoleon ride<< This is the only tricky part of the lyrics, but I'm quite sure he recalls what it was like to be really drunk... "diving for all you know" could mean drinking so much you don't remember anything the next day. "reeling" literally fits the theme. "Napoleon ride" as well - Napoleon Bonaparte apparently was a strong drinker. >>There are illusions and I just not even want some to walk around a shiny peak of snow what a picture that is to be saved for us how it’s standing like it’s just for us to know<< He was close to using harder stuff, but luckily didn't - now this memory is a frightening reminder. >>there was a time in my life when I was carried by all of you now I run like a man still don’t know what I dive into Come see the strain of a reeling tribe Come meet the criminals, this Napoleon ride.<< Again, self explanatory and perfectly fits the theme. |
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