The first line in this verse is very similar to the first line in the second part of last verse. Probably to make the song more easy to remember in peoples minds (referring back to the former point of the song being played to a drone). The first job seems to be a concreting team and their concrete pump had bumped into something and cracked the sump, meaning that it was inoperable. I don't think I need to explain the hard work of shovelling concrete in the sun to anybody :D.

The second part of the verse is a welder/boilermaker, and it appears that at the end of the day as he's packing, the foreman's called him back as the steel is wrong. This could be a really dumb mistake but the onus falls back on "the client" who'd changed his mind about the steel "although we'd signed the deal", meaning that the company apparently in good favour was taking the loss on board to help the client. The welder or boilermaker says "This can't be real", meaning he's pretty annoyed at the decision, as he now has to work back, but still, it reminds him to have his beer when he's finished.

Two more workers are mentioned in this verse. Firstly an office worker of some description, but it appears they work in retail, as the a/c (air conditioner) broke, the lights flashed, the computer died, and the tills didn't work, yet they still had to handle cash.

The second worker is a chef or a cook in an industrial kitchen. Probably the head chef, as the responsibility to work back fell on him when the "kitchenhand was crook" (crook means sick or ill).

Great chorus. This is the beer-drinking anthem part. It is repetitive, and the song follows a drone, so the repetitive nature of "drink our beer" is aimed at making it memorable very easily to the listeners' ears.

This song is (quoting another site) "a beer-drinking song", for "the working-class". The verses give examples of bad days at work, and how they yearn for a beer after the daily duties. In this first verse, it is two jobs. The first is a machine operator of some form who has to go out to the yard to use the equipment "work it on hard". Not proper grammar, but the machine operator job is a ticketed operator job, meaning that it isn't a professional, nor a trade job, but a "hard yakka" job.

The second part shows either a forklift driver or other position where the trucks are to be loaded. He/she may indeed be the truck driver, as the reference to "fasten them gates" after tying the load down implies that they are the driver, as it is their responsibility to ensure the load is secure.

Apparently, they were asleep, as "She woke up with a scream of terror", so the male was killed while asleep. Ignoring her, the killer reverts to cannibalism, which is more than likely based on the practice of some former tribes (like in Robinson Crusoe, I think) who would eat their enemies.
The next two lines after she cried seem to show that he killed both her and then himself, as there are two bullets, and the reference is that it "made sure that they both died", whereas the male partner of the woman was already dead.

It's really a gory song, depicting the animalistic nature of a wicked unrestrained person who has no regard for anything.

Here he sneaks around the back and breaks in through the bathroom window (reference to slats probably means the glass panes on some older bathroom windows). It appears he both shot the male and stabbed him.

Here the subject is enraged by "what he saw", which is probably seeing them sleeping together. He realises that he'd be "with her no more". Next he stalks them and contemplates his wicked deeds.

The subject has a sick way of showing how much he loves her, by killing both the object of his... affection(?) and the other party.

This song is a sombre song, and written about some horrible person who killed two people, namely the person who he loved, and their lover. "Taking all his happiness" must mean that he'd found out about the relationship and was going to harm them.

Speirosmusic says that his Mom stood by him while others were gone and the reference to being abandoned by the majority shows something in life had caused an upset. The next part "although now I can prove they were wrong" is probably a personal thing but shows that his Mom stood by him which was beneficial especially that he "now can prove they were wrong". His Mom also gave him "the knowledge of home", and I think this means that she kept the family atmosphere going even though the family had gone through some drama, but now he'd grown up he knew what a good family SHOULD be.

Here Speirosmusic is telling his Mom that he, although older, doesn't forget what his Mom taught him. She taught him "the way to treat our fellow man and show love for God", so in this part he's recognising the correct lessons from her, but then says that he hasn't been the best example from his life course.

Speirosmusic reflects on the past, and that his Mom had given up many things for him, but for "we", so he's also referring to his siblings. Also, it appears that his Mom had battled with oppression from some source and depression, although making life out to be okay for the sake of the children.

Speirosmusic here is writing this song to his Mom and tells her that he's had a hard time trying to put words to paper, but appreciates all the hard work she's put in.

In this last verse, the subject tells how he used to listen to their songs. It may refer to him working in a peacekeeping role, where there was little combat initially, and how he could mix with the locals and enjoy things such as music, but he shows that the nightmare of war takes all such peace away, and the sound is no longer a pleasant tune.
Due to this, he is happy that he's going to rest, although he regrets that his life is going, but he knows that there is no more war for him to have to think about or live through.

Here the subject appreciates the honours that will bestowed on him, but contemplates the waste of life of all those who die on the field, including himself, and realises that war is a "wicked twisted truth" that sacrifices all these children of mothers, and destroys the dreams and ideals that they had when they were youthful playing.

Here the subject tells his mate what he'd like him to do as a last wish, and explains how he feels about the ones he loves, yet contemplates that soon he'll not be able to think about them in the silence of death. To "lie still as a tree" refers to a fallen tree, which will decay and be eaten up by moulds, fungi and termites.

Here the subject describes the trauma he'd seen without going into specific details. To say that Marty was stabbed, and they sliced his cheek must mean that he was tortured, yet he compares himself in the fact that he will fall, but the other two men survived as he says "But permanently ends my game".

All of the choruses show that the soldier will not be fighting any more, as he is dying. Originally, this song was written as a poem called "My End", but the chorus was put in as Speirosmusic thought it would make a good song.

This song is about a soldier who is shot whilst on foreign soil, and is speaking to his comrade who he'd trained with. He explains that he'd been shot and knows he's dying, so gives his last words to his mate. He contemplates the things he's done.

It seems that it's been a long wait for the subject to finally meet the right lady. He states that life was wrong until he met her, and that he's been waiting for her to come along.

Regardless of what happens in life, or what successes or failures come upon the subject, he would never say goodbye to her because of the love he has for her. She is the inspiration for his soaring, so in his eyes, it would be a stupid thing to cause her to feel sad or leave.

Once again, the subject is showing how free he feels when with her. He tells her to take his hand as he can touch the sky when with her, and the "Ever high" line is that he means forever.

Here the subject is emphasising that they belong to each other, and that when together they feel freedom. It is like a big weight gone, which allows his heart to soar.

Giving him his peace of mind by being beside him all the time takes away the loneliness and gives companionship, which he appreciates.

The subject is brave over the beauty of the lady who he sings about. He has no fear in expressing his love for her.

As the wind blows through the rose flowers and spreads the delicate scent which relaxes, the subject of the song hopes the song does the same to the lady in point's ears. The reference to hoping she picks the rose is that she takes it to be hers, but either way the subject only hopes that she enjoys the song at least, if not more.

As the sun sets in one part of the world, it rises in another. Technically speaking, we know the sun doesn't rise nor set, but it is the perspective observed by the human, and is used to illustrate the beauty of the passing of day into night, where the whole universe opens up and amazes us with the depth of the universe.

The Warrumbungles are a mountain range at Coonabarabran, heading westwards, and they are visible from the Western Plains of NSW with striking features, such as jagged edges. It is an old extinct volcanic site.

Here the artist is explaining that the timing wasn't right for the subject to pursue a relationship. It was probably over the situation of not being available... whether not divorced, or something like that.

Araldite is a brand of adhesive. Araldite is used as a simile for the bonding process of their hopeful relationship over the passage of time.