The Sulphur Man Lyrics

Lyric discussion by gladtobeadad 

Cover art for The Sulphur Man lyrics by Doves

LouisaG., totally get the idea about sulphur man being the devil; sulphur was referred to as brimstone...

but here are a couple more ideas:

sulphur man is a man on drugs as sulphur is a major pharmecutical feedstock as well as being used by itself for treating diseases

or

Sulphur man is called that due to his skin tone? such as caused by jaundice, often a side effect of heavy drug use, disease, etc.

or

Sulphur man was a coal miner who survived a cave in (fate brought you next to ghosts... his coworkers who died next to him? and they are looking for a way out...) Sulphur is common in coal excavation, some grades are high in sulphur, and england has a lot of high sulphur coal...

any thoughts?

J