Afghan Whigs, The - What Jail Is Like Lyrics
I'll warn you, if cornered
I'll scratch my way out of the pen
Wired, an animal
The claustrophobia begins
Well maybe, but I'm not afraid of you
You wanna scare me then you'll cling to me no matter what I do
Tell you a secret
We shared a needle once or twice
I loved her, she loved me
We slept together a couple of times
You think I'm proud of this
Well maybe, but the shame you never lose
And it goes down every night
This must be what jail is really like
And I will scratch my way out of this pen, again
Lonely? Or maybe
Or maybe not, it all depends
Your ideal, your image
Your definition of a friend
If what you're shoveling is company
Then I'd rather be alone
Resentment always goes
Much further than it was supposed to go
And it goes down every night
This must be what jail is really like
And I will scratch my way out of this pen
And I will fall back into it again
I'll warn you, if cornered
I'll scratch my way out of the pen
Wired, an animal
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Afghan Whigs, The What Jail Is Like Comments
Infatuated with a lunatic and cornered by the muse" My entire love-life in one simple line ☠️🖤☠️
What a great track. I have to confess I prefer the studio version more than the Peel Session of this song.
Came here because it's been stuck in my head ALL day. Love the whole album but this song has been on my mind.
It's probably my enduring favorite from Gentlemen since I first heard the album 15+ years ago.
amazing amazing song.....criminally unappreciated band...timeless...
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Mark Lanegan told me about these guys a long time ago.
just returned from a weeks worth at the LA
XXX-county jail
It's a metaphor for being addicted to heroin for those folks who are upset because you've been to prison and this isn't what it's really like. It is like heroin addiction!
Its like love that isnt.
Like heroin.
Believe me, I like to read drug themes into songs as much as anybody, but in this case, it seems to me like heroin addiction is really more of the metaphor for the dysfunctional relationship -- the reverse of how a song seemingly about love (relationship) can be using it as a metaphor for heroin (like "There She Goes Again").
Don't know how I found this, but I love this song!
NinjaNick96 I know it's been 3 years since your comment but you should listen to the whole 'Gentlemen' album (if you haven't already) It's ALL good!
Awesome song! Amazing band, so glad they have re-formed...
Jail is knowing exactly knowing how to end it, and knowing that you won't have time or the nuts for it. It sucks.
No, this is NOT what jail is like. Jail is like sitting in an airport with a bunch of dangerous assholes waiting for a plane that never comes. I love this song, though. COLLEGE!!!
Best Album of 1993
Masterpiece, some idiot called The Afghan Whigs grunge on another video. They weren't as good as other grunge bands. He should be thrown off a cliff!
i fucking love this album