Lyric discussion by keeping_november 

Cover art for Joey Had a Smoke lyrics by Meg And Dia Band, The

"They sat through the night In an empty apartment Three older gentlemen came inside And they brought wine cards and chocolates Joey smoked on a cigar and came back in So you think he's something special do you, men?"

The three older men are the three wise men, and the wine cards and chocolates are the gifts the ybrough Mary and Joseph when Jesus was born. By asking if he's something special, Joseph means that what importance does he have to you?

"He stared through hard, cold insolent eyes Turned his gaze with her Fear hidden quite secure under blank features Protruding middle she sat unashamed She read his judgement on his concerned face With slight sarcasm he addressed her case Is it too much to ask to know about your lover's name?" Joseph doesn't believe that Mary simply got pregnent. But Mary is fully confident in her self.

"He is no one He is a stranger I met on the street He never touched me. You're all I need. And will ever need." Is Mary's plea to joseph. When she says he, she is refering to god. So she is saying he isn't real, simply a spirit but you are the one I love.

"But his eyes won't be almond like yours nor blue like mine With all the sins of the world in the Iris There's no false blood. But you will love him He's from Gold Gardens. Our help before Atlas was ever born."

Though he won't be look like neither one of us, and people will blame me for having him without being married, you will love him. By saying but there's no false blood it means that he is ours, even if you had no part of it. I don't know what gold gardens mean. The line Our help before Atlas was ever born.. Atlas was the god of sin and burden so, our son will carry our burdens and be our joy.