Lyric discussion by gaby.blur 

Cover art for Blues From a Gun lyrics by Jesus and Mary Chain, The

In my opinion is about dreaming about being successful and being able to move from your hometown.

"Dreams of escape keep me awake" "It's a sick sick city But it's never gonna make me insane"

But it seems that he speaks in a pessimistic tone

"I'm never gonna get out and make it away I'm a stone dead tripper Dying in a fantasy" "Too young kid you're gonna get hit Looks like your never gonna make it"

Maybe he's talking about another person or himself when he was young. I don't know ha ha. Sorry for my english!