Albert Flasher Lyrics

Lyric discussion by TheBeckles 

Cover art for Albert Flasher lyrics by Guess Who, The

This is about a mechanic and his wife who are working in an oil pit and the truck falls on them. In the seconds before dying, the devil (Albert Flasher) appears to him and offers to give him his life back in exchange for his soul.

The next scene, the mechanic is back in high school. He knows the future (And Michael was a moonbeam maker) and can change things for himself but he knows the devil owns his soul.

@TheBeckles

Your interpretation sounds outrageous but I believe it is correct. Most people don't know that the Guess Who are associated with "the prince of the power of the air", "the god of this world" and his cohorts. Cummings and Winter were somehow able to communicate with the fallen angels and we're able to write this song from a true event? Come to think of it, how did you know the meaning of the song unless you were the "workshop owner" or you are part of the network of adversaries against Jesus. The the song "hang on to your life" coincided with an...