I think this song might be about growing up in a broken home. Coming from that "generation" of growing up with divorced parents. The album is called The Greatest Generation, i think maybe the songs might be about different generations. I come from ma broken home and the way thats the way I relate to it the most.
The opening line "im angry like im 18 again" reminds me of how sometimes now that im older I have those angry feelings of being from a broken home can sometimes leak out in adult situations. Like I have a chip on my shoulder sometimes.
The lyric " we built this out of sweat and spit, with our hearts in place of brick" i think is describing building a broken home like having to be forced into a situation with a parents spouse and the act of forcing a home together. Having hearts that are hard and cold as brick. Sweat and spit just to me sounds liek a forced thing. Like a forced home.
I know I was an angry kid
But I scraped and scratched for this
Now I'm stuck holding a bomb
With a fuse that's still lit
They'll never let me rest again
And yeah I came out swinging
But I'm still walking out
With two black eyes and a split lip
to me these lyrics remind me of dealing with anger issues and a short fuse. Having to fight all the time, being defensive my whole life.
The Devil's got a rifle on my front porch
With me in his sights
He knows I came looking for a fight
I came here looking for a fight
these lyrics to me mean having to come home to hell. The devil is on the front porch. Having to fight once you get home.
Anyway thats what I take from this amazing song I know its prob not what it actually means but this is how I relate to it.
I think this song might be about growing up in a broken home. Coming from that "generation" of growing up with divorced parents. The album is called The Greatest Generation, i think maybe the songs might be about different generations. I come from ma broken home and the way thats the way I relate to it the most.
The opening line "im angry like im 18 again" reminds me of how sometimes now that im older I have those angry feelings of being from a broken home can sometimes leak out in adult situations. Like I have a chip on my shoulder sometimes.
The lyric " we built this out of sweat and spit, with our hearts in place of brick" i think is describing building a broken home like having to be forced into a situation with a parents spouse and the act of forcing a home together. Having hearts that are hard and cold as brick. Sweat and spit just to me sounds liek a forced thing. Like a forced home.
I know I was an angry kid But I scraped and scratched for this Now I'm stuck holding a bomb With a fuse that's still lit
They'll never let me rest again And yeah I came out swinging But I'm still walking out With two black eyes and a split lip
to me these lyrics remind me of dealing with anger issues and a short fuse. Having to fight all the time, being defensive my whole life.
The Devil's got a rifle on my front porch With me in his sights He knows I came looking for a fight
I came here looking for a fight
these lyrics to me mean having to come home to hell. The devil is on the front porch. Having to fight once you get home.
Anyway thats what I take from this amazing song I know its prob not what it actually means but this is how I relate to it.
Love this song and this band.