Muchacho

This song is about appreciating what you've got, and dealing with loss.

Seems like he's got a really solid friend. One that regularly gives up his own comfort in order to make his 'riding partner' happy.

Muchacho is a spanish term referring to a young man, often a servent or companion.

The tone of this song makes it a little more interesting. The down-tempo style and the major seventh harmonies put a sense of stress or possibly even regret in the song. Maybe the protagonist didn't appreciate his Muchacho as much as he should have. Maybe he passed away. It's a little vague, and I like that.

Despite it being about something else, this song helped me through one of the hardest times in my life. As I heard the lyrics I felt so connected to every line, from the first line up to "he was my favourite friend of all" I interpreted as if they were personifying a drug addiction and calling the drug his right hand partner that "takes the chain and takes the ball" (ball and chain perhaps being the hardships and heaviness of life). The drug is always perched in the corner of the scene just there to take stock and lift the burdens of the monotonous aspects of life. Even the way they describe this man, dressed in Jean on Jean like an old, wise southerner... A knowing old man who has been around for what seems like millenia, much like the concept of addiction and the need for escapism. He dresses for each occasion, he's always there lingering and ready almost always over your shoulder. As an addict would believe, he always takes them in the right direction because as addicts, we suffer Stockholm syndrome and defend our captor (cut him some slack, fox). I read quite deep into it but It really resonated with me as I was suffering the withdrawals of my heavy addiction (sober now). Regardless, this is the beauty of a great piece of art, the listener can interpret it in ways unique to their experiences in life. I love KOL.