Ghosts Along The Mississippi Lyrics
"And I guess my one a day, became ten or twelve or more, and more" POWERFUL! Anyone who has ever messed around with drugs knows what this line is all about. Powerful lyrics. Amazing song both lyrically and musically
"Then I cut the dragon's head off, and put away my gun, so let it be So let it be"
In rehab "the dragon" represents what you are addicted to. These lyrics are an obvious reference to Phil quitting heroin.
i agree ^^
he compares his addictions to the ghost along mississippi, and the last line, No more the ghost of Mississippi, says hes beaten his struggle
This is the song that got me into Down. I downloaded it after remembering that Down was a side project of Phil's and wanting to see what they sounded like. I downloaded this song solely because of it's name and one other, can't remember which one now, but I really got into this song. I jammed it for a while and eventually it got lost amongst a sea of downloaded music as I was getting into other music. I found it over a year later, jammed it again and not too long after that I was jamming the entire Down II album repeatedly in my car.
I also love the story of how Down II was conceived. It reminds me of how Lynnyrd Skynnyrd jammed together in an old building that they called "Hell House."
As for what the song means, it well could mean beating addiction or any other problem that was keeping Phil from moving forward in his endeavors. I'm leaning towards addiction on this one, though.
fucking awesome song, Phil is god
this song is awsome
You guys hit the nail on the head with concerns of Phils battle with addiction being the theme of this song. Bring back Down the greatest metal band of all time. Fuck Superjoint! Fuck Necrophagia! Fuck Christ Inversion! Fuck Viking Crown! Phil come to your senses and heal your pain bro. Drop the talentless noise and bring back some metal with soul.
Couldn't agree more, Balljack70.
Look for Down III Later in '06
Yeah, hopefully, who knows when it'll be out after what happened in NOLA. It IS going to be released, though.
Oh yeah, and Balljack70: Necrophagia is Killjoy's band, Phil was in that band for a very brief point in the band career. And Anselmo has had more side-projects than those... like The Swinging Anselmos, Southern Isolation, Arson Anthem and Eibon, to name just a few. Listen to them with an open mind, not as good as Down, but still quality stuff in their genres.