I think this song is about a friend of Sage's who went to rehab (obviously), but in a lot of rehab places they fill you with Christian ideas and morals (AA does this). And Sage just sees this as a weak substitution, and not really a solution. Such as the line buspassninja brought up of, "You cant match magic with an addict thats got a mapping compass."
I think Sage sees real human connections as more of a solution than Christianity, and that's sort of the point of this song. Rather than finding a 'friend in Christ' he also finds a few spikes which he uses as bike pegs, like rather than finding some fake idea, he finds real and genuine activities. But a great song.
I'm not sure about the 13 steps line at the end. I think the friend might have died at some point, and the thirteenth step was a step into death? I'm just guessing here, but the line, "he really did love you, you know.." seems to suggest some funeral type setting.
I think this song is about a friend of Sage's who went to rehab (obviously), but in a lot of rehab places they fill you with Christian ideas and morals (AA does this). And Sage just sees this as a weak substitution, and not really a solution. Such as the line buspassninja brought up of, "You cant match magic with an addict thats got a mapping compass."
I think Sage sees real human connections as more of a solution than Christianity, and that's sort of the point of this song. Rather than finding a 'friend in Christ' he also finds a few spikes which he uses as bike pegs, like rather than finding some fake idea, he finds real and genuine activities. But a great song.
I'm not sure about the 13 steps line at the end. I think the friend might have died at some point, and the thirteenth step was a step into death? I'm just guessing here, but the line, "he really did love you, you know.." seems to suggest some funeral type setting.
Agreed, a great song.