Lyrics
Josephine cracked; her eyes black and bloodied
Josephine is in distress; physically harmed with black and bloodied eyes.
Screamin' “Gimme back, back all that money Tyrone”
Josephine is demanding the return of money from Tyrone.
So he snapped her neck back and slapped his lover
Tyrone reacts violently, snapping Josephine's neck and slapping his lover.
Put a bullet in her brain and threw her body off the bridge
Tyrone takes extreme measures, killing Josephine and disposing of her body off a bridge, possibly to conceal the crime.
(sssshhhhh)
A moment of silence or secrecy.
Well nothin' was found ‘till the Brown River flooded
No evidence is found until the Brown River floods, revealing a lifetime of hidden items.
And driftin' down, down went a lifetime of things
Various items float down the river, symbolizing a loss of possessions and a disrupted life.
Stolen cars; cracked up, handguns and bodies
List of stolen cars, damaged handguns, and bodies resurfacing in the floodwaters.
Given back, back to the world up above….
Despite the dark past resurfacing, things are returned to the world above, possibly a reference to redemption or consequences.
Even if you don't want it
Repetition emphasizing that consequences come back, even if one doesn't desire them.
Even if you don't want it
-Even if you don't want it
-Hey baby someday it comes back
-The river's muddy guts backed up, exploded
The river overflows, revealing hidden truths and facts about the city.
Spillin' out the facts…fast and a lot
The spilled facts expose the city's dirty secrets, emerging from darkness like a city resurfacing.
Spillin' out the facts of the city's dirty secrets
-Like a city surfacing from out of the black…
-Driftin' down, down went a lifetime of secrets
More items resurface, including stolen cars, train tracks, hazardous materials, and bodies returning to the world above.
Driftin' down, down went a lifetime of things
-Stolen cars, train tracks, haz mats and bodies
-Given back, back to the world up above
-A bag of dead kittens,
A list of diverse and possibly discarded items symbolizing the unexpected and unwanted return of various aspects of life.
And mufflers and engines,
-An army of rats and Colt 45
-Bottles and tires and shipwrecks and trashcans
-A porcelain Jesus, and your old Christmas trees
-(All) busted and rotten, dismembered, forgotten,
-Borrowed or stolen, purchased or hot,
-Brokedown and useless, rusting, disgusting
-On an unwelcome comeback
-Are you ready or not?
A rhetorical question, asking if one is prepared for the unexpected returns of consequences.
Even if you don't want it
Repetition underscoring the inevitability of consequences returning, regardless of one's desire to avoid them.
Even if you don't want it
-Even if you don't want it
-Hey baby someday it comes back
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