I am actually 99% sure that I know what this song is about. Some of you may have heard about the growing problem of Meth in small rural towns, where basically a huge amount of people start using in a town and then get hooked and it decimates the town- it is actually a serious problem.
I think this song is talking about how Meth came into a town and destroyed it.
Verse 1: the singer is talking about trying to sell the drug "short run" and looking for buyers "someone who doesn't love me any more"- their 'love' being either their business or sex for drugs (or both maybe) but are now getting drugs from someone else (foreshadowing). This could also be referring to an actual loved one that has become hooked on meth and now will do anything to get it.
Verse 2: the singer sings about being quite profitable (because everyone in the town is probably hooked) and also seeing his former clients or, like I mentioned earlier, his former loved one "giving their love to the law"- in other words buying drugs from the cops which have now gotten involved in selling the drugs. This is another common problem with meth coming into small towns- police can get hooked and then easily resort to dealing for cash. Also, "you were out in the moonlight, until the break of daylight" describes the effects of meth- being wired and not able to sleep.
Verse 3: "Now there's gun smoke in the valley" describes the conflict between dealers competing with the cops for business- basically a gang war. "Street crows circle a dead tree, one for the lover, one for the pusher, one for the deputy" describes how all three parties eventually will die from competing with each other or from using meth. Lover = user, or drug lover. Pusher = dealers (duh). Deputy = law enforcement that have gotten involved with selling drugs.
Whether I am right or completely wrong, this song is amazing- the emotion that you can feel in the music and the singer's voice is really moving and you can tell that this song means something to the band.
I am actually 99% sure that I know what this song is about. Some of you may have heard about the growing problem of Meth in small rural towns, where basically a huge amount of people start using in a town and then get hooked and it decimates the town- it is actually a serious problem.
I think this song is talking about how Meth came into a town and destroyed it.
Verse 1: the singer is talking about trying to sell the drug "short run" and looking for buyers "someone who doesn't love me any more"- their 'love' being either their business or sex for drugs (or both maybe) but are now getting drugs from someone else (foreshadowing). This could also be referring to an actual loved one that has become hooked on meth and now will do anything to get it.
Verse 2: the singer sings about being quite profitable (because everyone in the town is probably hooked) and also seeing his former clients or, like I mentioned earlier, his former loved one "giving their love to the law"- in other words buying drugs from the cops which have now gotten involved in selling the drugs. This is another common problem with meth coming into small towns- police can get hooked and then easily resort to dealing for cash. Also, "you were out in the moonlight, until the break of daylight" describes the effects of meth- being wired and not able to sleep.
Verse 3: "Now there's gun smoke in the valley" describes the conflict between dealers competing with the cops for business- basically a gang war. "Street crows circle a dead tree, one for the lover, one for the pusher, one for the deputy" describes how all three parties eventually will die from competing with each other or from using meth. Lover = user, or drug lover. Pusher = dealers (duh). Deputy = law enforcement that have gotten involved with selling drugs.
Whether I am right or completely wrong, this song is amazing- the emotion that you can feel in the music and the singer's voice is really moving and you can tell that this song means something to the band.