Die By The Drop Lyrics

Lyric discussion by oppositeoflumos 

Cover art for Die By The Drop lyrics by Dead Weather, The

For me, this song strikes me as at least a bit about love.

"Let's dig...a little grave we can fill together" "I'm gonna take you for worse or better to my little grave"

It's alluding to marriage vows, of course. I think it's saying the same thing-- "Until death do us part." Committing yourself to another person for life. It seems to me like it's a twisted, dark relationship, but that can either be bad (say, a failing girlfriend/boyfriend relationship) or just something that's not the traditional relationship (say, a relationship with rock n roll. Or just a really cool couple.)

Either way, I love this song! This whole band is lovely.

My Interpretation