Lyrics
Another night in this black water rain cloud
Describing a night in a difficult situation represented by "black water rain cloud."
Kickin through the puddles on his way up to the Greyhound and,
Walking through challenges towards the Greyhound bus station.
In his pocket is a letter from his mother, folded up sayin...
Carrying a letter from his mother in his pocket.
(Where have you beeen?)
Quoting the question from his mother's letter: "Where have you been?"
Yeah, but he won't write back
Despite the question, he won't respond or communicate.
Left his whole life on the nightstand
Leaving behind everything on the nightstand, symbolic of his past.
Open up his wounds and let em bleed onto the white sand
Opening emotional wounds and letting them affect his present ("white sand").
And you can label him another problem typecast
Being labeled as a problem, a typecast that isolates him.
And stay the hell away from him like everybody else has
Others avoiding him, reflecting his isolated status.
And that's exactly why he flees to the road
Fleeing to the road to escape judgment and isolation.
Nother notch in the war club he keeps in his soul
Accumulating emotional scars as represented by the "war club" metaphor.
And if you ever saw him swing it you would easily know
His inner struggles are visible to those who observe closely.
And have the worried urge to ask him
Others feeling compelled to ask about his troubles ("Where have you been?").
(Where have you beeen?)
Despite inquiries, he remains unresponsive.
Yeah, but he won't answer
Ignoring the questions, perhaps due to emotional pain.
Blinkin as the headlights pass him
Being unaffected by the passing headlights, showing emotional numbness.
Rip the chills off of his spine and throw em right at chu
Throwing emotional chills at others, possibly reflecting his inner turmoil.
But sometimes you don't really get what ask for
Not always getting what one wishes for in life.
And life gets so cold and you can never go back home
Life becoming cold, and the impossibility of returning home.
Where would you go if could never go home? (go home)
Repetition of the question about where to go and what to say if one can't go home.
What would you say if they never even asked you? (asked you)
-Where would you go if could never go home? (go home)
-What would you say if they never even asked you? (asked you)
-Where would you go if could never go home? (go home)
-What would you say if they never even asked you? (asked you)
-Where would you go if could never go home? (go home)
-What would you say if they never even asked you? (asked you)
-The sun rises on a dead open one way
Describing a bleak sunrise on a one-way journey.
And dilates his pupils like a fire struck his young face
Pupil dilation symbolizing a profound impact on his young life.
Dead to the world, he's planning his exit to stare death in the face
Planning an exit strategy to confront death directly.
(Where have you beeen?)
(Quoting the question) Despite challenges, he won't give up.
Yeah, but he won't fold
Not folding under pressure, determined to reach the end of the road.
He's been waitin for the end of the road
Waiting for the end to escape from the harsh world.
To have this cold world drop off and swallow him whole
Desiring an escape from the difficulties of life.
It's a one way trip, he don't plan to return
Embracing a one-way journey with no intention of returning.
And as the vessel of his escape out eases into the terminal
Symbolizing his departure from the world as he enters the terminal.
Lost, with nothin but a smirk on his face
Feeling lost but wearing a smirk, showing a complex emotional state.
As he steps off the bus and starts pickin up pace and,
Picking up pace with determination.
You could see it in the people as he ran past that everyone was wonderin
Observers wondering about his whereabouts ("Where have you been?").
(Where have you beeen?)
(No specific meaning provided in the lyrics.)
He's almost home, and he can feel it in the cracks of his bones
Almost reaching his destination, feeling it in his bones.
As he runs up the stairs that pass over the road and,
Running up the stairs, symbolic of overcoming obstacles.
Without a hesitation stoppin his actions
Acting without hesitation, symbolizing determination.
He leaps from the guardrail and...dives into traffic
Dramatic action of leaping into traffic, potentially representing a desperate act.
Where would you go if could never go home? (go home)
Repetition of the question about where to go and what to say if one can't go home.
What would you say if they never even asked you? (asked you)
-Where would you go if could never go home? (go home)
-What would you say if they never even asked you? (asked you)
-Where would you go if could never go home? (go home)
-What would you say if they never even asked you? (asked you)
-Where would you go if could never go home? (go home)
-What would you say if they never even asked you? (asked you)
-Daddy was a rolling stone
Repetition of the theme that his parents were not emotionally supportive ("Daddy was a rolling stone, Mama never gave two shits about a broken home").
Mama never gave two shits about a broken home
-I said....
-Daddy was a rolling stone
-Mama never gave two shits about a broken home
-(Where have you beeen?)
-I said....
-Daddy was a rolling stone
-Mama never gave two shits about a broken home
-I said....
-Daddy was a rolling stone
-Mama never gave two shits
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