I can't begin to decipher this song, so I'll break it down piece by piece and see if someone can add to my ramblings to make sense of this song.
"How High
Soldiers pull boys through rain
Ground to their toes
Ground to the dirt"
Obvious visual imagery.
You can picture the kid being dragged by a soldier and the boy's tattered shoes.
"Oh my
They spilled down the steps
Filed in rows like hair likes to pour
Like skin loves to warm
But teeth don't pull like these chains don't drag around
Because it's safe at the bottom"
"They" is possibly the soldiers?
But I don't like the obvious content of war, I think it may be metaphorical which would also make the chorus easier to fit in.
"But teeth don't pull like these chains don't drag around"
That line in particular I can't seem to make sense of, the chains of the prisoners, "teeth don't pull"... hmm...
"I know what I know
And all I ever need is you"
Should this song be about war, possibly the trust of the captive placed in a god?
This line is actually wrong
"But just don't pay like these guns don't fuck around"
it should be "trust", like the guns are no joke, and are killing people, the trust in friends? Family? Government? God? becomes worthless to the singer.
I can't begin to decipher this song, so I'll break it down piece by piece and see if someone can add to my ramblings to make sense of this song.
"How High Soldiers pull boys through rain Ground to their toes Ground to the dirt"
Obvious visual imagery. You can picture the kid being dragged by a soldier and the boy's tattered shoes.
"Oh my They spilled down the steps Filed in rows like hair likes to pour Like skin loves to warm But teeth don't pull like these chains don't drag around Because it's safe at the bottom" "They" is possibly the soldiers? But I don't like the obvious content of war, I think it may be metaphorical which would also make the chorus easier to fit in.
"But teeth don't pull like these chains don't drag around" That line in particular I can't seem to make sense of, the chains of the prisoners, "teeth don't pull"... hmm...
"I know what I know And all I ever need is you" Should this song be about war, possibly the trust of the captive placed in a god?
This line is actually wrong "But just don't pay like these guns don't fuck around" it should be "trust", like the guns are no joke, and are killing people, the trust in friends? Family? Government? God? becomes worthless to the singer.
its actually trust dont pay like these guns dont fuck around
its actually trust dont pay like these guns dont fuck around