Lyrics
Ah, watch out
A warning or alert to be cautious
People tell me "You need to know better"
Others advise or admonish about needing better knowledge
Give me sermons 'bout the things I do
Receiving lectures or moral teachings about actions
You gotta love 'em, even wrote letters
Receiving affection despite actions, even receiving written communication
You know I even answered a few, I said
Responding to the aforementioned communication
I've been doing poison (poison)
Engaging in harmful behavior (metaphorical "poison")
I guess I poisoned my life
Admitting the impact of harmful behavior on one's life
And I love poison (poison)
Expressing a liking or attachment to the harmful behavior
It's better than marrying a wife
Comparing the harmful behavior favorably to marriage
On the road, the pace is getting frantic
Describing a hectic and intense lifestyle while traveling
'Specially when your poisoned out your mind
Specifically mentioning being intoxicated
A flight of stairs is like swimming the Atlantic
Exaggerating the difficulty of simple tasks while intoxicated
When you're poisoned, deaf, dumb and blind, I said
Describing the consequences of being intoxicated and impaired
I'll take my poison (poison)
Accepting the consequences of harmful behavior
I guess I poisoned my life
Admitting the impact of harmful behavior on one's life
I wish I was poisoned (poison)
Expressing a wish to experience the same harmful behavior
I wish I'd poisoned my wife
Expressing a wish for a harmful effect on someone else
My father, he used to be a preacher
Referencing the speaker's father's occupation and lack of positive influence
Never taught me nothing but scorn
Describing negative upbringing and lack of guidance
If I ever catch him on the street, yeah
Expressing anger and a desire for revenge
I'll make him wish he'd never been born because
Intending to cause regret in the father for his actions
He was poison (poison)
Labeling the father as harmful or toxic
And now he poisoned my life
Blaming the father for the negative impact on the speaker's life
Yeah, he was poison (poison)
Reiterating the harmful nature of the father
I wish my mother wasn't his wife, no
Expressing regret about parental connection due to the father's toxicity
Poison
Repetition of the theme of poison, reinforcing the song's message
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