Lyrics
Though I’ve walked down a crooked path
Reflecting on a morally questionable journey or life path.
Then don’t mean it wasn’t cursed
Acknowledging that the path taken had its share of difficulties and challenges.
My feeble heart was filled with wrath
Describing a heart weakened and angered by life's hardships.
My poison mind with thoughts perverse
Indicating a mind filled with disturbing and inappropriate thoughts.
And the devil is living my basement
Metaphorically stating that negative influences or vices are present in the speaker's life.
I’m trying hard to hide him from my wife
Expressing the attempt to conceal personal flaws or secrets from a significant other.
And I know some day I’m gonna have to face him
Acknowledging the inevitability of facing consequences for one's actions in the future.
But for now I keep my secrets with the night
Choosing to keep secrets hidden for the time being.
As I breathe through this windy city
Describing the challenges faced in a bustling and perhaps morally ambiguous city.
The devil he now rides upon my back
Symbolizing the burden of negative influences or guilt carried by the speaker.
And all the boys here look mighty pretty
Observing the attractiveness of others despite personal struggles.
I need to fix and Lord I need it fast
Expressing a desperate need for personal improvement or redemption.
I let my house guests rest in my crawl space
Metaphorically mentioning hidden or suppressed aspects of the speaker's life.
Don’t let anyone tell you that I’m a bad host
Asserting that the speaker is not perceived as a bad host despite inner turmoil.
I take cover behind my white face paint
Using face paint as a metaphor for hiding true emotions or identity.
While I battle my bitter father’s ghost
Conveying a struggle with the emotional impact of the speaker's father's influence.
Uhuu, uhuu, uhuu!
Untranslatable vocal expression, possibly representing emotional turmoil.
And by now the hounds have surely caught my scent
Suggesting that consequences or pursuers are catching up to the speaker.
In just a short time I’m no longer free
Expressing a loss of freedom and the impending consequences of actions.
Oh, Lord you know I would repent
Expressing a desire for repentance, but feeling constrained by negative influences.
But now the devil he speaks for me
Indicating that the speaker is being influenced or controlled by darker forces.
And the icy needle kisses my veins
Describing the physical and emotional impact of substance abuse.
As I kiss my dear sister goodbye
Alluding to a tragic farewell or consequence resulting from the speaker's actions.
Now as I descend into the final flames
Symbolizing a descent into a final, irreversible state of suffering or consequence.
Is my turn to die
Acceptance of the inevitability of death as a consequence of one's actions.
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