Town Rat Heathen
Town Rat Heathen: A Journey from Innocence to Chaos
Lyrics
Gettin' drunk by the figure eight
Intoxicated near a road junction in the shape of a figure eight
Figure one more beer oughta set me straight
Believing that consuming another beer will make things right
Young and carefree as a boy could be
Feeling youthful and unburdened
Whiskey, smokes, and LSD
Engaging in substances like whiskey, cigarettes, and LSD
Railroad tracks run along the creek
Train tracks alongside a stream
Walk 'em up and down in the summer heat
Walking along those tracks in hot weather
Same ol' boy changing like the seasons
An individual undergoing changes akin to seasonal shifts
Country kid turned into a town rat heathen
A rural youth transformed into an urban rebel or nonbeliever
Country kid turned into a town rat heathen
Reiteration of the transformation from a country upbringing to an urban rebellious nature
Daddy's in jail for a DUI
The father is incarcerated for driving under the influence
Brother's in rehab a second time
The brother is in rehab for the second time
Fucked up on salts and spices of all kinds
Using various drugs, causing disarray and imbalance
Legal drugs doing double damage to your mind
Legally sanctioned drugs leading to heightened mental harm
There must be greater forces at play
Suggesting larger, unseen forces influencing events
Too big to see and impossible say
Implies an enormity that cannot be comprehended or articulated
No one alive makes it out unscathed
Indicating no one survives life without emotional or physical wounds
Aches and scars
Repetition emphasizing the presence of enduring physical or emotional pain
Hey aches and scars
-Hey aches and scars
-Hey aches and scars
-Now I think we're even
Suggesting a perceived balance or reconciliation
Country kid turned into a town rat heathen
Reinforcement of the transformation from a rural upbringing to an urban rebellious nature
Gettin' high by the covered bridge
Getting intoxicated near a covered bridge
Granny find out gonna flip her lid
Grandmother's potential disapproval upon discovering the behavior
Never did go to a high school dance
Never attending a high school dance
I was in love with a bad romance
Being involved in a problematic romantic relationship
Now I'm twenty eight with these aches and pains
At 28, experiencing bodily discomforts
Pray to the devil now with each complaint
Expressing grievances by turning to darker influences or ideas
No one alive makes it out unscathed
Reiteration of the inevitability of enduring life's hardships
Aches and scars
-Hey aches and scars
-Hey aches and scars
-Hey aches and scars
Repetition emphasizing enduring pain and scars
Aches and scars
-Hey aches and scars
-Hey aches and scars
-Hey aches and scars
-Now I think we're even
Perceived equilibrium or reconciliation once again
Country kid turned into a town rat heathen
Reiteration of the transformation from a rural upbringing to an urban rebellious nature
Country kid turned into a town rat heathen
-Country kid turned into a town rat heathen
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