Lyric discussion by dougievile 

Cover art for The Fake Headlines lyrics by New Pornographers, The

A Masterpiece of production more than the actual lyrics, but they fit well. Contains a great line "And when you see the bruises on my legs from kicking pills." That always stuck with me for some reason. Dammit. I've always had an affection for bands that have more hooks than substance.

@dougievile The part about his legs seems to be about going through paths in life. Other ways to say that would be "ways" and "roads." (Like "don't go down that road, it leads to trouble.")

The line could also be about "kicking the habit" of drugs (pills,) and the bruises he gets (pain he goes through) while trying to kick the habit. Either that, or it's about selling the "drugs" (stories,) and the sacrifices he's making to sell such stories. He gets flack for it for walking/going through such a place, so his "legs"...