Kentucky Pill
Johnny Flynn Lyrics

A Kentucky pill
Refers to a type of drug from Kentucky

And a cow tipping expedition
Going out to tip over cows for fun

And I've seen a fuller moon
Experiencing a strong sense of premonition

Swinging wanton premonition
Feeling a strong sense of something about to happen

Did you ever expect to have more faith than this or that?
Questioning whether people have more faith than what they believe in

'Cause there's believing and there's taking off your hat
Suggesting there are different levels of belief

And there's reading
Referring to the act of reading

And there's reading this or that
Reading either one thing or another

I'm running from my old playmates
Trying to avoid old friends

I'm running through the town
Running through the streets to escape

I'm running with a gun
Holding a gun while running

That's gonna shoot my playmates down
Planning to use the gun to harm old friends

Did you punch all those clocks?
Asking if someone worked hard all day

Did you seal up those time bandits?
Asking if someone made good use of their time

If you're playing on the swings
If you're busy doing one thing

You can't be in the sand pit
You can't be doing something else at the same time

I liked you when you wore those other clothes
Enjoying someone's previous style or personality

I was into your thinking, where can I get one of those?
Interested in another person's way of thinking

I would have picked your brains
Would have liked to learn from that person's knowledge or ideas

I'm running from my old playmates
Continued desire to get away from old friends

And the girls that you see
Referring to women

They're all faster than a train
These women move quickly

You'll see the same girl
Seeing the same person

But you won't see that face again
They won't look the same each time you see them

Left the changes down to fate and happenstance
Leaving life up to chance or fate

Picked a view point
Choosing a perspective or belief

Oh and how my girl can dance
Praising a woman's dancing skills

Followed her feet
Watching a woman's movements

Realized she was watering the plants
Recognizing what someone is actually doing, rather than imagining something else

And I'm running
Continuing the theme of running away

Oh I'm running
The singer is still running

Oh oh yes I'm running
Repeating the statement of running again

Oh I'm running
The singer is still running

Oh oh oh
Repeating the same sound without specific meaning