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Dead Men Tell No Tales Lyrics
This is it!
Breaking up or breaking through,
Breaking something's all we ever do,
Shoot straight, travel far,
Stone crazy's all we ever are,
But I don't care for lies,
And I won't tell you twice,
Because when all else fails,
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Shooting up away and back,
A bit of guts is all that you lack,
Far behind the stable door,
I know you've met that horse before,
But I don't care for sky,
And this sure ain't no lie,
At the end of all the tracks and trails,
Dead Men Tell No Tales
You used to be my friend,
But that friendship's coming to an end,
My meaning must be clear,
You know pity is all that you hear,
But if you're doing smack,
You won't be coming back,
I ain't the one to make your bail,
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Breaking up or breaking through,
Breaking something's all we ever do,
Shoot straight, travel far,
Stone crazy's all we ever are,
But I don't care for lies,
And I won't tell you twice,
Because when all else fails,
Dead Men Tell No Tales
A bit of guts is all that you lack,
Far behind the stable door,
I know you've met that horse before,
But I don't care for sky,
And this sure ain't no lie,
At the end of all the tracks and trails,
Dead Men Tell No Tales
But that friendship's coming to an end,
My meaning must be clear,
You know pity is all that you hear,
But if you're doing smack,
You won't be coming back,
I ain't the one to make your bail,
Dead Men Tell No Tales
It seems to be a warning against drug use.
This song is about doing heroin (smack), and the inevitable death from abuse. Motorhead are notorious speed users, but apparantly warning us about the dangers of heroin abuse. I also think it has some reference to a friend who has been using heroin, and Lemmy is saying goodbye to this friend.
Motorhead and especially Lemmy were... well, let's say experienced, regarding drug usage for sure. Interestingly enough, Lemmy especially was always vocal against the usage of drugs from what i've seen. This song is advocates against heroin usage. Heroin is also known as smack. Take the warning, if you die from an overdose, you'll be a dead man. And dead men tell no tales.