Butcher Blues

ohhh, im first on another amazing kasabian song! i think this is quite obviously that hes addicted to drugs, and its getting him paranoid etc, and he cant help it..'i cant stop loosing control' i dont sure why its called butcher blues though.... fab song

yeah, I agree, its also the only kasabian song that make sense in the lyrics. It all sounds great though.

Are you sure it's not "trench war on the pavement"?

Are you sure it's not "trench war on the pavement"?

I agree with Hastalavictoria... I think it's "Trench war on the pavement."

The name of the song is Butcher Blues. There is an S on the end of Blue.

Love the band. First listen to this particular track. I'm not sure it's necessarily about drugs. The line "Standing with all the whores and cannibals" may indicate different behaviors (or, yes, drugs). "Matching faces with fees" could be drug dealers and/or prostitutes. Regardless, s/he's out of control.

Um...I think it's about war. It is "trench war in the pavement," and also I think it's "matching faces with feet." These two lines seem directed at war, the former directly, that latter referring to amputations or soldiers losing limbs in battle. "Trip some wires" I always thought referred to tripping an explosive wire. I also think it's "whores and cannonballs." Which is more war references.

I wonder if this was inspired in any way by Nick Cave's "Abattoir Blues."

This song talks about how people use the system to get their work done and talks leading a heretical life to escape from this cruelty of this world