In this tune about indulgence the singer is smoking the proverbial cigarette in bed telling themself that they deserved it. In a lot of ways it’s rumination on entitlement. Because you can have it does it mean you deserve it or that it’s right? On a larger level it speaks to a Neo-Manifest Destiny running through culture that says “take what you can and don’t worry about the losers.” But there is also a tender side, the singer is also thanking their lover and letting them off the hook a bit.
lyrics
It was a fine time
Drenched in Wine
I guess we crossed a line
A trail leading back to the door
Clothes scattered on the floor
But everybody gets to be wrong sometimes
Everybody gets to be wrong
I guess I’m taking my turn tonight
Guess I’m taking mine
These are hungry crimes
Eating these songs tonight
That break the light
Into colors scattered on the walls
Rainbows running down the hall
But everybody get to be wrong sometimes
Everybody gets to be wrong
I guess I’m taking my turn tonight
Guess I’m taking mine
You get yours
I’ll take mine
Time’s a dream, time’s a lie
As the world folds
We must be bold, we must be bold
But everybody get to be wrong sometimes
Everybody gets to be wrong
I guess I’m taking my turn tonight
Guess I’m taking mine
credits
from Between the Devil and Me,
track released May 24, 2021
David Climaco Garcia - Vox, Guitars
Casey Mraz - Piano
Justin Lindsey - Bass
Jim Palmer - Drums
Recorded by: Bill Palmer @ Howlin' Dog Studios
Mixed by Ethan Mentzer
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