Lyrics
Way down
Describing a location far away
stood a crooked house
Depiction of a dilapidated or distorted dwelling
broken stairs
Stairs in a state of disrepair
over grown with moss
Stairs covered in excessive moss
ragged teeth
Irregular or uneven structures resembling teeth
in a mouth that never smiled
Describing a lack of happiness or joy
30 dirty miles
A considerable distance of 30 miles
to the house of blues
Reference to a venue called the House of Blues
I saved to squander
Saved money only to waste it later
and squandered what I spent
Wasted what was previously saved
you know they'll always give losers room
Losers are given space, many available rooms for rent
and there are plenty of rooms to rent
Implying numerous options or spaces to occupy in the House of Blues
in the house of blues
Reiterating the reference to the House of Blues
From above
Bars made of wrought iron, possibly confining
wrought iron bars
Being physically restrained or confined
nailed me to and from the floor
Feeling trapped or restricted
and don't you know
Love is consistently challenging or difficult
that love is always hard hard hard
Repeated emphasis on the difficulty of love
Gave you some silver
Giving valuable possessions, possibly in a gesture of love or care
and gave you some gold
Offering valuable items
gave you some silver
Repetition of giving silver
and all that I owned
Offering everything possessed
and through the heart breaks
Persisting through emotional pain and distress
things just never got better
Challenging or difficult situations persisting
but hard hard hard times
Severe and trying times
will make a monkey eat red pepper
Illustrating extreme difficulty with the metaphor of a monkey eating red pepper
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