A lot of coke smells like gasoline because of the impurities left by the extraction process. The dreams refer to the odd dreams addicts get when they are off the drug for a couple of days.
The chorus refers to the fact that everyone they know likes the "smell of gasoline.", or the smell of coke. The rest of the chorus from the American Dream line to the end refers to the fact that all of the kids are doing coke and it's destroying their lives.
The first verse, starting with the obvious "All of my heroes did dope", talks about how everyone he looked up to was on blow and he couldn't understand why someone would throw away their lives with the stuff. The ending talks about how he has no time to do coke because "The world is moving fast and I'm losin' my balance///No time to dig, low low///To a place where ain't nowhere to go but up"
The second verse starts by stating the injustice that his dealer made millions while his cousin went to jail on possession alone (Didn't cook it (manufacture) or weigh it (sell/distribute). The rest of the verse is a statement against the War on Drugs because the problem is too large for law enforcement to do anything about it (it's "out of their jurisdiction"). It boils down to racism and crooked people, and the kids won't follow any laws because of the way they've seen the police ruin the lives of people doing the same thing they're doing (coke).
The final verse is the demonization of addicts by a supreme being. They put drug use on par with eating pork, which would be ludicrous to condemn someone for an eternity for. The condemnation of eating pork references the Old Testament of the Judeo-Christian Bible (Leviticus I believe) where pork is forbidden (See: Kosher). The end of the verse states that if condemnation and death is the penalty for drug use, then they belong with "Mr. Reaper" in the "Liquor Fire."
When you understand the title, the rest is easy to pick up on.
The song is about coke.
A lot of coke smells like gasoline because of the impurities left by the extraction process. The dreams refer to the odd dreams addicts get when they are off the drug for a couple of days.
The chorus refers to the fact that everyone they know likes the "smell of gasoline.", or the smell of coke. The rest of the chorus from the American Dream line to the end refers to the fact that all of the kids are doing coke and it's destroying their lives.
The first verse, starting with the obvious "All of my heroes did dope", talks about how everyone he looked up to was on blow and he couldn't understand why someone would throw away their lives with the stuff. The ending talks about how he has no time to do coke because "The world is moving fast and I'm losin' my balance///No time to dig, low low///To a place where ain't nowhere to go but up"
The second verse starts by stating the injustice that his dealer made millions while his cousin went to jail on possession alone (Didn't cook it (manufacture) or weigh it (sell/distribute). The rest of the verse is a statement against the War on Drugs because the problem is too large for law enforcement to do anything about it (it's "out of their jurisdiction"). It boils down to racism and crooked people, and the kids won't follow any laws because of the way they've seen the police ruin the lives of people doing the same thing they're doing (coke).
The final verse is the demonization of addicts by a supreme being. They put drug use on par with eating pork, which would be ludicrous to condemn someone for an eternity for. The condemnation of eating pork references the Old Testament of the Judeo-Christian Bible (Leviticus I believe) where pork is forbidden (See: Kosher). The end of the verse states that if condemnation and death is the penalty for drug use, then they belong with "Mr. Reaper" in the "Liquor Fire."
When you understand the title, the rest is easy to pick up on.