Pigs That Ran Straightaway into the Water, Triumph of Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dagwood 

Cover art for Pigs That Ran Straightaway into the Water, Triumph of lyrics by Mountain Goats, The

Id interpreted the prison references as a methaphor for addiction. Still, I like your link between the pigs and getting caught for possession and the pigs. Its clever, made me laugh :)

Who then would be being sent to tempt him? "And you send your dark messengers to tempt me" Ive taken that to be a challenge to meth itself, "Im above you now, you dont attract me anymore" Instead of heading back to the old prison of addiction (going to court and taken to jail) he is heading off in a new free direction.