More specifically, it seems to be about resisting a past addiction.
The 2nd verse that "makes no sense" seems to be about how the drug makes you feel.
Side note: Cohasset is a town in Massachusetts, AWS' home state (the are from New Bedford).
"I stared at heaven through the gates of hell, liked the weather, couldn't stand the smell" is about how good the drug feels, but how bad it really is.
"I left heaven at the gates of hell, and I am never going back" is about quitting the drug.
"The blood from the rock that you can't get enough" could be reference to nosebleeds from snorting too much coke.
The constant references to razors have something to do with the fact that razors are used to chop cocaine up into powder to snort it.
I sincerely doubt AWS would write a song solely based on religion.
The song is about cocaine.
More specifically, it seems to be about resisting a past addiction.
The 2nd verse that "makes no sense" seems to be about how the drug makes you feel. Side note: Cohasset is a town in Massachusetts, AWS' home state (the are from New Bedford).
"I stared at heaven through the gates of hell, liked the weather, couldn't stand the smell" is about how good the drug feels, but how bad it really is.
"I left heaven at the gates of hell, and I am never going back" is about quitting the drug.
"The blood from the rock that you can't get enough" could be reference to nosebleeds from snorting too much coke. The constant references to razors have something to do with the fact that razors are used to chop cocaine up into powder to snort it.
I sincerely doubt AWS would write a song solely based on religion.