Cigarettes for Breakfast
A Journey Through Shadows: Sad House Guest's Poignant Tale
Lyrics
A dozen stale cookies and a cigarette for breakfast
A bleak start to the day with a meager breakfast of stale cookies and a cigarette.
Everywhere I go I stand accused of being reckless
Feeling consistently accused of recklessness wherever the person goes.
Locked up in the bathroom with a needle in the night
Implies seclusion and possibly drug use in the bathroom during the night.
All because my mama couldn't feel things right
Suggests that the speaker's mother's emotional struggles impacted their own life negatively.
So come on baby maybe let me fold your clothes
Requesting intimacy or connection, symbolized by folding clothes together.
Doesn't really matter what I do not know
Expressing a sense of indifference, implying that ignorance doesn't affect the outcome.
A bottle of flat liquor just to tide me over
Turning to alcohol to cope, perhaps in difficult times.
Baby in the belly and a bed of dead clover
Describing a challenging situation with a partner and an unfortunate environment.
Standing on the train tracks with police men screaming
Depicting a chaotic moment on train tracks with police involvement.
But now I got a pillow and some dinner for the evening
Contrasting the past with a more stable present, having a pillow and dinner now.
So come on baby maybe let me fold your clothes
Reiteration of the desire for connection and intimacy through a routine task.
Only really matters where the old men roam
Suggesting that the significance lies in the places where older individuals wander.
Now it is a heroin night
Repetition emphasizing a transition into a night dominated by heroin use.
Now it is a heroine night
-Now it is a heroin night
-Now it is a heroine night
-Now it is a heroin night
-Now it is a heroine night
-Left that old facility with bed bugs and parole
Leaving a problematic place (possibly rehab) with bed bugs and parole conditions.
Stepped out on the pavement wearing all my favorite clothes
Stepping into the world with confidence and wearing favored clothes.
I need food to feed the two of us
Expressing the need for sustenance to support oneself and another person.
But need to numb the hippocampus
Indicating a desire to numb emotional pain, particularly related to memory (hippocampus).
All because Sammy said there's no need to fuss
Referring to advice from someone named Sammy to avoid unnecessary worry.
So come on baby maybe let me fold your clothes
Repetition of the plea for intimacy through a shared activity like folding clothes.
Doesn't really matter of you're young or old
Stating that age doesn't matter in the context of the speaker's request for connection.
Now it is a heroin night
Repetition emphasizing the dominance of heroin in the night and questioning how to find light.
And how do I herald the light
-Now it is a heroine night
-And how do I herald the light
Continuation of the theme, exploring how to find positivity or guidance in the midst of struggles.
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