Forty-Five Remedies
Tim Fite Lyrics

The first section of the song reveals the singer's perspective on honesty. The singer admits it’s been a while since they've been honest, and they make a statement suggesting that honesty isn’t part of their style. The lyrics suggest that the singer has found another way to justify their life. It’s unclear what the singer is justifying, but it’s as if they have found a different path that doesn’t include honesty. The following lyrics are a bit cryptic yet tie in to the first set of lyrics. The forty-five remedies can be interpreted as a code, an alias, or the singer's way of referring to their methods of making a profit. However, this section of the song can also be seen from a different perspective. The forty-five remedies, in contrast, can be interpreted to mean a combination of the various things the singer finds valuable, and so "if I take nine" could be interpreted as the singer's attempt to claim back 9 for themselves.

The next section of the song is much harder to decipher. The lyrics are cryptic, and the language is vulgar, and the singer starts to blabber on about muhfuckers. However, behind that intricate usage of language, the lyrics suggest that the singer is taking advantage of, or stealing, from someone. They are operating in a manner that suggests they are smarter than others, even using language such as “Do the math, motherfuckers.” The question of what or even who they are stealing from is left unanswered, but it’s clear that the singer thinks they are more intelligent than those they are stealing from. The singer ends the section by comparing themselves to a master baiter, which is yet another way to suggest their capability to manipulate or deceive others.