i havent heard this song on the cd it appears on (we shall be healed i think) but i have heard it and do own it. im going more off of the lyrics and previous comments though.
the way i see it, the guy has overcome. he's clean and no longer addicted. but before he overcame his problem, he got in trouble with the law. now, he just wants to live his life. he knows hes no longer a threat to society in any way. but that gosh darn law, they don't see it like that. they want him behind bars. he knows that if he gets locked up for a while, hes just gonna relapse. he won't be able to stay clean. he just wants to move far away, and theyre bringing him back.
even if thats not it, which i dont think it is. darnielle usually is blatant, but not usually that specific. anyway, i think even if thats not it exactly, that its still the rough idea. i think the generally feeling is tasting freedom, but being sucked back into whatever you were trying to escape. think of it like feeling sick, puking, feeling better for a while, then feeling sick again.
i havent heard this song on the cd it appears on (we shall be healed i think) but i have heard it and do own it. im going more off of the lyrics and previous comments though.
the way i see it, the guy has overcome. he's clean and no longer addicted. but before he overcame his problem, he got in trouble with the law. now, he just wants to live his life. he knows hes no longer a threat to society in any way. but that gosh darn law, they don't see it like that. they want him behind bars. he knows that if he gets locked up for a while, hes just gonna relapse. he won't be able to stay clean. he just wants to move far away, and theyre bringing him back.
even if thats not it, which i dont think it is. darnielle usually is blatant, but not usually that specific. anyway, i think even if thats not it exactly, that its still the rough idea. i think the generally feeling is tasting freedom, but being sucked back into whatever you were trying to escape. think of it like feeling sick, puking, feeling better for a while, then feeling sick again.