CCKMP
Journey Through Despair: Steve Earle's Struggle in CCKMP
Lyrics
Yeah cocaine cannot kill my pain
Expresses the ineffectiveness of cocaine in alleviating emotional or physical pain.
Cocaine cannot kill my pain
Reiterates the idea that cocaine is unable to relieve the pain the speaker feels.
Cocaine cannot kill my pain
Emphasizes the point that despite attempts, cocaine doesn't diminish the speaker's pain.
Like a freight train through my vein
Metaphorically describes the intensity of the drug's impact, likening it to a forceful, unavoidable presence.
Cocaine cannot kill my pain
Reaffirms the inability of cocaine to alleviate the pain the speaker experiences.
Now whiskey got no hold on me
Asserts that whiskey doesn't have power over the speaker's life.
Whiskey got no hold on me
Reiterates the lack of influence that whiskey holds over the speaker.
Whiskey got no hold on me
Emphasizes the freedom from whiskey's control, having left its influence behind.
Left them chains in Tennessee
Implies a geographical distance from whiskey's grasp, referencing Tennessee.
Whiskey got no hold on me
Confirms the speaker's liberation from whiskey's hold.
Don't come knockin' on my door
Expresses a plea for someone not to seek the speaker's company.
Girl don't come knockin' on my door
Reiterates the request for someone not to come knocking at the speaker's door.
Don't come knockin' on my door
Emphasizes the speaker's desire for solitude by asking not to be disturbed.
Even that won't work no more
Asserts that even attempts by others to reach out won't affect the speaker anymore.
Don't come knockin' on my door
Reiterates the request for privacy and isolation.
'Cause heroin's the only thing
Declares heroin as the only substance that seems to provide solace or relief.
Heroin's the only thing
Reiterates heroin as the sole option for comfort or escape from pain.
Heroin's the only thing
Emphasizes the exclusivity of heroin as a perceived remedy amidst darkness or despair.
The only gift the darkness brings
Highlights heroin as the singular 'gift' or recourse in times of darkness.
Heroin's the only thing
Reaffirms heroin's significance as the only perceived solution during tough times.
Guess you'd best leave me alone
Advises or suggests others to keep away from the speaker.
Guess you'd best leave me alone
Reiterates the request for solitude or isolation from others.
Guess you'd best leave me alone
Emphasizes the need for personal space until the speaker's emotional state improves.
At least until these blues have gone
Suggests a need for distance until the speaker overcomes their feelings of sadness or melancholy.
Guess you'd best leave me alone
Reiterates the need for others to refrain from intruding until the speaker feels better.
'Cause cocaine cannot kill my pain
Reiterates the ineffectiveness of cocaine in easing the speaker's pain.
Cocaine cannot kill my pain
Emphasizes the inability of cocaine to provide relief from the speaker's suffering.
Cocaine cannot kill my pain
Reaffirms the idea that cocaine is unable to alleviate the speaker's pain.
Like a freight train through my vein
Uses imagery to emphasize the forceful and overwhelming impact of the drug within the speaker's system.
Cocaine cannot kill my pain
Concludes by reiterating cocaine's failure to diminish the speaker's pain.
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