Keep Watch For The Mines
Navigating Deceptive Paths: Keep Watch for the Mines
Lyrics
Don't act like you've been silent
Warning against pretending to be silent or hiding one's true intentions
I know how you spread that
Awareness of how rumors or contradictory actions are spread
Web of contradictions
Reference to a complex network of contradictions
Wide like so much cover fire
Comparison of contradictions to widespread cover fire
Keep watch for the mines
Repetition emphasizing the need to be vigilant and cautious
Keep watch for the mines
-Be careful who you
Caution about being careful with words, as careless speech can lead to negative consequences
Wave that tongue at 'round here
-I've seen smarter acts than yours
-Get disappeared
-If you keep swinging that knife
Metaphorically warning against causing harm to others, as it may result in personal consequences
All over this town
-You are bound
-To get your own back stabbed
-Keep watch for the mines
Advising to be wary of concealed dangers and potential traps, using vivid imagery of wires, razors, ditches, trenches, and grave diggers
The concealed dangers
-The traps and the coils of the wires
-With the sharp razors
-The ditches and the trenches and the smiles
-Of the grave diggers
-And if you're told
Highlighting skepticism towards unquestioned answers, suggesting they might be deceitful
The answer needs no questioning
-The answer is a lie
-Keep watch for the mines
Reiteration of the need to keep a lookout for hidden dangers
Keep watch for the mines
-Keep watch for the mines (will they bleed everyone out)
Pondering whether these hidden dangers will cause harm to everyone and urging vigilance before it's too late
Will they bleed everyone out?
-Keep watch for the mines (will they bleed everyone out)
-Before they die?
-Keep watch for the mines (will they bleed everyone out)
Repeating the concern about potential harm and the need for caution
Will they bleed everyone out?
-Keep watch for the mines (will they bleed everyone out)
-Before they die?
-Keep watch for the mines
Reiteration of various concealed dangers using imagery of wires, razors, ditches, trenches, and grave diggers
The concealed dangers
-The traps and the coils of the wires
-With the sharp razors
-The ditches and the trenches and the smiles
-Of the grave diggers
-And if you're told
Expressing doubt about unquestioned answers, suggesting they may be deceptive
The answer needs no questioning
-The answer is a lie
-Keep watch for the mines
Final emphasis on the importance of keeping watch for hidden dangers
Keep watch for the mines
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