The truth was obscure, Too profound and too pure, To live it you had to explode

I never saw myself as a folk singer.

Well the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount, But nothing really matters much it's doom alone that counts.

Don't criticize what you can't understand.

In ceremonies of the horsemen, even the pawn must hold a grudge.

I'm used to writing songs and songs-I can fill em up with symbolism and metaphors. When you write a book (Chronicles, Vol. 1), you gotta tell the truth, and it can't be misinterpreted.

I don't have the kinds of relationships that are built on any kind of false pretense, not to say that I haven't. I've had just as many as anybody else, but I haven't had them in a long time.