Do these lyrics come from The Pretty Reckless? 'Cause some of them don't sound like what I'm hearing. "Big Mental?" I hear that verse as
One, two, three and four
The devil's knocking at your door
Caught in the eye of a dead man's lie
You start your life with your head up high
Now you're on your knees
With your head hung low
Big man tells you where to go
Tell him it's good
Tell him okay
Don't do a God damn thing they say
Anyway, I take this song to be about people in bad situations who feel they deserve it because (for whatever reason) they aren't living up to the expectations of the world around them. Not rich? Not pretty? Self medicating? That's your fault and you deserve what you get. People hear that enough and they believe it. Failure becomes self-perpetuating.
Do these lyrics come from The Pretty Reckless? 'Cause some of them don't sound like what I'm hearing. "Big Mental?" I hear that verse as
One, two, three and four The devil's knocking at your door Caught in the eye of a dead man's lie You start your life with your head up high Now you're on your knees With your head hung low Big man tells you where to go Tell him it's good Tell him okay Don't do a God damn thing they say
Anyway, I take this song to be about people in bad situations who feel they deserve it because (for whatever reason) they aren't living up to the expectations of the world around them. Not rich? Not pretty? Self medicating? That's your fault and you deserve what you get. People hear that enough and they believe it. Failure becomes self-perpetuating.