Sanitarium Lovesick Blues #4702
Chasing Demons: Josh Morningstar's Tale of Love, Loss, and the Devil's Hand
Lyrics
Anna went out chasing diamonds thru the east Kentucky rain
Anna pursued wealth in the midst of the Kentucky rain.
With a bandit band of gypsies down a street that has no name
She traveled with a group of gypsies on an unnamed street.
Hopped a freight train called Inspired fired up and let her out
Anna boarded a freight train called "Inspired" and was released.
Her whole existence shown, awoken from the smoke rings from her mouth
Her entire being illuminated, awakened by the smoke rings she exhaled.
Talking ‘bout hey mama, gravy in the pot
Talking about domestic life, referring to cooking ("gravy in the pot").
Daddy on the line to the pushers on the block
Her father is in contact with drug dealers on the street.
Got a couple bad habits he ain’t never gonna stop
Anna's father has persistent bad habits.
Guess a devil love an idle hand
Suggests that idleness can lead to negative influences, possibly the devil's involvement.
Ah man
Expressing regret or surprise.
Joker go low and the aces get high
Refers to gambling; uncertainty in life with highs and lows.
Nothing but a nothing but a piece of a piece of the pie
Life is only a small portion ("piece of the pie").
Annas crazy chased fugazis all the way down to Tennessee
Anna engaged in risky pursuits, reaching Tennessee.
She must be running from some troublesome redundant memories
Suggests Anna is running away from troublesome memories.
We washed these shots of holy water down with something that kinda burns
Consuming substances that have a burning sensation.
Inhibition gone imprisoned all our needs to be concerned
Losing inhibitions, neglecting concerns.
I'm talking ‘bout hey mama, fish is in the pan
Refers to cooking fish; domestic scenes continue.
Daddy in the basement doing it again
Anna's father repeats undesirable behavior in the basement.
He’s way too bad to give a good god damn
He doesn't care, showing indifference or rebelliousness.
Guess the devil loves a losing hand
Suggests the devil favors those with a losing hand (negative outcomes).
Aw man
Expression of regret or surprise.
Joker goes low the aces get high
Recurrence of the theme of gambling and uncertainty.
Nothing but a nothing but a piece of a piece of the pie
Life is a small portion, repeating the idea of a piece of the pie.
I went chasing Anna she was nowhere that I could find
The narrator searches for Anna but cannot find her.
I left a trail of cottontails and sweet strawberry wine
Leaving behind clues, possibly symbols of pursuit and pleasure.
You mind the store while I explore the furthest corners of my mind
Asking someone to manage affairs while exploring one's own thoughts.
I found her dancing on the canvas on the swirling sands of time
Discovers Anna dancing on the canvas of time.
I'm talking bout hey mama, biscuits on the stove
Domestic scene continues, referring to cooking biscuits.
Daddy on the floor one more overdose
Anna's father experiences another drug overdose.
Let him go ain’t no point of holding out hope
Accepting the inevitable, suggesting the futility of holding onto hope.
Cause the devil got him by the hand
Implying that Anna's father is under the influence of the devil.
God damn
An exclamation of frustration or disbelief.
Joker goes low and the aces get high
Reiteration of the theme of uncertainty and the unpredictability of life.
Nothing but a nothing but a piece of a piece of the pie
Life is a small portion, repeating the metaphor of a piece of the pie.
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