Lyric discussion by apocarteresis 

He holds the rope & sail, which makes me think he commanded a ship on a river in Venezuela and fought piranhas. There's no one around on Easter because they are all in church & is not attending (cool). & I'm not as sure about this one but "unrolling the cement" sounds like someone unrolling a red carpet so he is possibly walking around this ghost-town feeling like royalty. At the end his nerves are so hardened by everything he's been through he has no desire to fight anyone.

I get a loner-captain bluesy vibe from this song. My favorite White Stripes song. & Jack's guitar is amazing!

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