like SouthernPunk777 said, its about Christian and most likely Billie. The chorus, especially the line "desperate but not hopeless", shows us that the narrator is desperately fighting for a change. Even though things look bad, the struggle is "not hopeless". Everything else is pretty obvious. The lines "This empty laughter
Has no reason
Like a bottle
Of your favorite poison"
A little confusing a first, but think of it this way : having a bottle of poison isn't a reasonable thing. So the laughter is just as crazy/unreasonable or without foundation.
like SouthernPunk777 said, its about Christian and most likely Billie. The chorus, especially the line "desperate but not hopeless", shows us that the narrator is desperately fighting for a change. Even though things look bad, the struggle is "not hopeless". Everything else is pretty obvious. The lines "This empty laughter Has no reason Like a bottle Of your favorite poison" A little confusing a first, but think of it this way : having a bottle of poison isn't a reasonable thing. So the laughter is just as crazy/unreasonable or without foundation.
a bottle of your favorite poison refers to a bottle of your favorite liquor.
a bottle of your favorite poison refers to a bottle of your favorite liquor.