Murphy Was An Optimist Lyrics

Lyric discussion by tlazy 

Cover art for Murphy Was An Optimist lyrics by Norma Jean

Clear your dusty throat and taste that stiletto. Can you taste that metal?

-This is brilliant word play here. I think Cory is using stiletto with two meanings together. He is referring to the alcoholic drink and the other a dagger ("can you taste that metal.") The drink goes with the theme of alcohol abuse. The dagger is referring to a coup de grace which means "blow of mercy". These particular daggers were used in the middle ages to finish off opponents who were sure to die. The alcohol is like a stiletto dagger attempting to put him out of his misery.