First and foremost, I love the juxtaposition and ambiguity of the words 'gold' and 'bones.'
As far as the meaning of the song, I take it to be about someone working a job where they make a ton of money, often making tough decisions that hurt the people under them. They are financially stable, but their quality of life sucks since they're absorbed by a demanding job. The things that should matter like 'kids and wife' are being buried by greed. The money just isn't worth the sacrifice, and is therefore no better than a useless collection of bones.The same bones that came from the people before you who made the same dumb decision and died with nothing more than a bunch of shiny coins.
First and foremost, I love the juxtaposition and ambiguity of the words 'gold' and 'bones.'
As far as the meaning of the song, I take it to be about someone working a job where they make a ton of money, often making tough decisions that hurt the people under them. They are financially stable, but their quality of life sucks since they're absorbed by a demanding job. The things that should matter like 'kids and wife' are being buried by greed. The money just isn't worth the sacrifice, and is therefore no better than a useless collection of bones.The same bones that came from the people before you who made the same dumb decision and died with nothing more than a bunch of shiny coins.