Lyrics
1987 at a 7-11
Referencing the year 1987 at a convenience store (7-11).
Police out looking for problems
Police actively searching for trouble or issues.
But I'm no average hoodlum
Asserting that the speaker is not an ordinary troublemaker.
Still running from the pigs
Continuing to evade law enforcement (pigs).
So it seems to me this is not
Expressing skepticism that the environment is one of love and liberty.
The land of love and liberty
Describing the setting as more akin to a hellish waiting room.
It's more like a waiting room in hell
Emphasizing the negative atmosphere and discomfort.
Drink a quart and watch me dwell
Suggesting using alcohol as a coping mechanism.
I got it right out in the trenches tonight
Stating that the speaker understands the harsh reality, possibly gained through personal experience.
Glass towers rise above the filth and the pain
Highlighting the contrast between luxurious skyscrapers and the surrounding filth and suffering.
I'm a moral degenerate feel my pain
Admitting to being morally degenerate and experiencing pain.
Pass out in a squat on mission
Losing consciousness in a temporary dwelling, possibly indicating a chaotic lifestyle.
That night I was shocked into submission
Recalling a moment of shock and submission during a particular night.
Straight down straight down to hell I head
Expressing a descent into a negative or difficult situation.
Systems of sewers is where I lay my head
Choosing to reside in the difficult and challenging systems of sewers.
People on their way are like on a different dimension
Observing that people on a different path seem like they exist in another dimension.
I need no correction
Asserting that the speaker requires no correction or guidance.
I got it right out in the trenches tonight
Reiterating an understanding of the harsh reality, possibly emphasizing experience in difficult situations.
Some of my friends moved on a simple domestic life
Mentioning friends who have chosen a more straightforward, domestic life.
They're all gone only a few of us remain
Noting the departure of many friends, leaving only a few who share a similar lifestyle.
Only few of us want to keep in the same
Highlighting the preference of only a select few to maintain a challenging lifestyle.
I got it right out in the trenches tonight
Reaffirming an understanding of the tough reality, possibly gained through personal experience.
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