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No one commented on that one yet?! Too bad ...its actually a great song from TTWS, one of my favorites in fact...okay for the meaning, way I see it this song's from a bartender's point of view just relating a common thing within his line of work : atteding with the typical barfly- The guy whom Instead of spending his hard earned check to sustain his family, would rather drown his sorrows in some bar till early morning ,with the bartender for only company. His situation sucks so much he's even considering suicide (a notion probably made even more appealing due to the counltess drinks he's had...) funny thing with this song's the music which is far from depressing and dark as the underlying theme...well there's my take on it.

yeah this is one of their best

I like the double meaing of "don't speak your mind, you'll wake the child"

the child at home and the child inside he's drinking away

I think the lyrics are a little off in two spots.

First, in the final prechorus, it should be:

"Don't speak your mind now 'Cause no one cares No one's there..."

And in the 2nd verse, it should be

"You've no answer but the rise in rent" instead of "Who, what, when and where was she this time."

It clearly says "and each time you wanna SEEK to ease your mind when nothing runs so deep as suicide is all you left to me" ..,....,... not what is written here.

And yes I know in some parts "when \ as" is used as AND