Lyric discussion by Adreanaline 

Cover art for Maxwell Murder lyrics by Rancid

I always had this theory that it had a connection with the song maxwell's silver hammer by the beatles. Maxwell's silver hammer is about how maxwell killed his girlfriend, teacher and judge. Maxwell's murder.

@Adreanaline yeah I was thinking something along the same lines, however you would think that the band would have borrowed some tunes off that song, and or at least mentioned a hammer somewhere in the lyrics. Because it does neither of them I am not so sure ...