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Medicine Man Lyrics
Many distant miles away
Past the shores of ever dark
There stays a magic man
Who bears an evil mark
He helps all concerned
Those who come again return
Injecting lies while fires burn
The devil's heart
With angel's words
Have you wondered
What heaven's like?
He can show you in one night
Overwhelming with euphoric lift
To lure you to steal your gift
Intoxication
Seeping down to the bone
And there's no question
Where you have to go
Understand just take his hand
He's the medicine man
Once proud and fearless men
With desire in their eyes
Lost strong and fruitful lives
To self-indulgent ties
Their souls were dipped in venom
And put into a box
Then placed upon a crowded shelf
Where countless souls now rot
Have you ever wondered what hell's like?
He can take you there
Just one taste and you'll be back
And by the high you'll swear
Intoxication
Seeping down to the bone
And there's no question
Where you have to go
Understand just take his hand
He's the medicine man
Past the shores of ever dark
There stays a magic man
Who bears an evil mark
He helps all concerned
Those who come again return
Injecting lies while fires burn
The devil's heart
With angel's words
Have you wondered
What heaven's like?
He can show you in one night
Overwhelming with euphoric lift
To lure you to steal your gift
Seeping down to the bone
And there's no question
Where you have to go
He's the medicine man
With desire in their eyes
Lost strong and fruitful lives
To self-indulgent ties
Their souls were dipped in venom
And put into a box
Then placed upon a crowded shelf
Where countless souls now rot
Have you ever wondered what hell's like?
He can take you there
Just one taste and you'll be back
And by the high you'll swear
Seeping down to the bone
And there's no question
Where you have to go
He's the medicine man
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i think this song is deffinitly about drug dealers and drugs
it
s not about the devil..its about drugdealers, and addicts and how they so easily manipulates you in to doing drugs, and how easy it`s for old addicts to get hooked again->"Just one taste and you'll be back And by the high you'll swear"it
s not about the devil..its about drugdealers, and addicts and how they so easily manipulates you in to doing drugs, and how easy it`s for old addicts to get hooked again->"Just one taste and you'll be back And by the high you'll swear"Yeah, I think it's about drug dealers too, I mean, "Medicine Man"... medicines are drugs for god's sake. It's a great song, along with the entire Cowboys From Hell album.
Sure, it's about drug dealers and the effects drugs can have on you. It's a very well written lyric, though.
its about heroin.
"Have you wondered what heaven's like? He can show you in one night"
this is typically heroin high. extreme addictive also, more than any other drug.
bullshit, i used to take the h, haven't touched the shit in over 6 years. i do still enjoy some speed once i a while (4 or 5 months apart)
bullshit, i used to take the h, haven't touched the shit in over 6 years. i do still enjoy some speed once i a while (4 or 5 months apart)
this song is about the devil and how he can give people what they want, but it comes with a price
people know your history straight. first of all "medicine man" is a word that is offensive to some native american tribes. a "medicine man", if i'm correct, is a person that(yes with medicine) that heals but also using magic. There is actually more to it but thats all i know.
@johnther only modern day woke people would be offended by these lyrics. This has absolutely nothing to do with Native Americans.
@johnther only modern day woke people would be offended by these lyrics. This has absolutely nothing to do with Native Americans.
to add to my last comment, a medicine man is the healer of a tribe(any tribe) every tribe has a "medicine man". this song probably means how the "man" messed up and didn't heal him.(thats my intrepertation
Yeah, a medicine man is the guy who heals in a tribe, but that doesn't really fit the lyrics here. I mean, read the lines:
"The devil's heart With angel's words"
Drugs are bad for your health but it's easy getting addicted. Very easy.
"Have you wondered what heaven's like? He can show you in one night"
Seems to me like those lines are about psychotropic hallucinogens.
"Once proud and fearless men With desire in their eyes Lost strong and fruitful lives To self-indulgent ties Their souls were dipped in venom And put into a box Then placed upon a crowded shelf Where countless souls now rot"
That whole verse is about addiction and how it consumes you.