Out of Time Man lyrics meaning - Mick Harvey

Cocaine Rock Heroin Roll cycle

Kingdom of Light

9PM-12AM only cocaine during cocaine high

9PM Christ cocaine born (Christmas)(cocaine shot right arm)

10PM Father God cocaine (cocaine shot left arm)

11PM Holy Ghost cocaine (cocaine shot both arms), the Fork in the Road

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12AM Anti-Christ wakes inside Christ cocaine when Christ cocaine shoots heroin

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Rocking = cocaine addiction

12AM-3AM zigzag heroin during cocaine high

1AM Red = some heroin mostly cocaine (black dot white bar), wind

(the answer blowing in the wind is the black dot = heroin)

2AM Blue = more heroin mostly cocaine (white bar black outline), rain

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3AM Mercy hour = Anti-Christ heroin kills Christ cocaine,

mostly cocaine syringe becomes mostly heroin syringe

(Ouroboros = Dragon heroin addiction consumes body of Christ cocaine addiction)

(the day the music died)(lavender)(clear)

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Rolling = heroin addiction

3AM-6AM zigzag cocaine during heroin high

4AM White = some cocaine mostly heroin (white dot black bar)

5AM Grey = more heroin (black bar white outline)

6AM Black = all heroin Devil heroin castle (The Wall)(home)

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[Christ cocaine] I'm walking (cocaine) out for love (cocaine)

(leaving 9PM-12AM Kingdom of Light)

I'm walking (cocaine) out really down (heroin high)

(12AM Christ cocaine shoots heroin)

(12AM-3AM zigzag heroin during cocaine high)

Like a cool breeze,

(Red 1)

I'm gonna be late again

(Blue 2)

Driver (Blue 2) wait (heroin) for me (Red 1), please (cocaine)

I'm (Red 1) running (heroin) all (cocaine) in vain (Blue 2)

(Red 1) Tryna (heroin) catch (heroin) this train (Blue 2)

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[Christ cocaine] Time (cocaine heroin cycle)

don't fool (Blue 2) me (Red 1) no more

I throw (cocaine) my watch (Red 1) to the floor (Blue 2)

It's gone (Blue 2) crazy (Red 1),

time (cocaine heroin cycle)

don't do (cocaine) it (heroin) again (cycle)

(3AM Mercy hour = Christ cocaine syringe becomes Anti-Christ heroin syringe)

Now I'm stressed (White 4) and strained (Grey 5)

Anger (White 4) and pain (Grey 5) in the subway train (heroin syringe)

(3AM-6AM zigzag cocaine during heroin high)

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[Anti-Christ heroin] Now it's half past two (Blue 2)(more heroin)

Long (heroin) gone (heroin) the rendezvous (Red 1)(with cocaine)

Now it's half past three (3AM Mercy hour)(heroin high)

Time (cocaine heroin cycle) made (cocaine) a fool (Blue 2)

out of me (Anti-Christ heroin)(during cocaine high)

Now it's half past four (White 4)(more heroin)

Baby (White 4),

can't you see? (Grey 5)

No use (useless = heroin) in waiting (patience = heroin) no more (for Christ cocaine)

It's a timing tragedy (heroin addiction)

I think (cocaine) it's nine (cocaine)

(9PM Christ cocaine born)(cocaine shot right arm)

when the clock says ten (cocaine shot left arm)

This girl (cocaine syringe) wouldn't wait (impatient = cocaine) for the out of time (heroin)

Out of time (heroin), man (Anti-Christ heroin)