Strange
The Roaming Soldiers Lyrics

The lyrics to The Roaming Soldiers song "Strange" seem to be about a toxic relationship with someone who is lying and cheating. The singer describes going to the devil's den, a metaphor for being with this person despite knowing it's not good. The line "never bite that silver tongue, so it lashed away" suggests that they didn't fall for the manipulation of the person they were with and that they stood their ground. The reference to a junkie on a sideways bend implies the feeling of being at their breaking point and in a downward spiral.

The pre-chorus then directly calls out the person for cheating and lying, leading to the singer feeling strange about the situation. The chorus repeats the feeling of being strange and wicked, out of place with this person they are with. They know they can't stay in the toxic relationship, but they struggle to leave. The line "I'm feeling like a poisoned fly but I'm never getting off this wall" paints a picture of being trapped and poisoned, yet unable to leave.

The second verse adds more detail to the toxicity of the relationship, referencing spider mouth with lethal spray, another metaphor for the person's ability to manipulate and hurt those around them. The singer feels like a poisoned fly, unable to escape, but they know they have to pass the sickness down to escape the poisonous situation. The final line "she'll tell you the pallor the skin, the more truth is found" seems to suggest that the woman is revealing her true self through her actions and that the more damaged and sickly she appears, the more truthful she is being.