A Needle In Your Eye #16 Lyrics

Lyric discussion by smallwonderrobot 

Cover art for A Needle In Your Eye #16 lyrics by War On Drugs, The

These weren't easy, but I think I got them halfway decent. Edit or post if you have any clearer ideas!

@smallwonderrobot I've wondered what the lyrics of this song were for years; you seem to have gotten them at least 95% right. Now the question is: what does this song mean?

Given the band's name and the lyrics of the song, I assume it is some kind of commentary on the futility of trying, by punitive law, to regulate addictive behavior. The band's name I'm pretty sure is about the futility and stupidity of our nation's decades-long "war on drugs," which has done nothing to lower the appetite for drugs or deal with problems of addiction. But then our 14-year "war...