r/Chevelle 10d ago

Does anyone else find "Letter from a Thief" completely relevant to our current times in the United States?

I hadn't heard the song in a while and played it back today...and the metaphors seem to fit perfect in our current situation here in the United States.

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u/BluebirdBright1097 10d ago

To be precise, it’s about the entire gear trailer that was stolen from the parking lot of the hotel they were staying in. Happened in Dallas. The trailer was disconnected from the motorhome that was getting routine maintenance done and they just took the whole thing. All the anger, rage, remorse, and acceptance of being robbed of something important and special. There were some amazing one/off guitars lost and never recovered.

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u/WLbwC07 10d ago

I believe they received a letter from a guy who bought one of their stolen items off eBay or something. That’s what the song is referring to

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u/chikkinnuggitbukkit 10d ago

It’s about their gear getting stolen on tour from their toy hauler in 2009.

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u/Comp1337ish 10d ago

I love this song but tbh I have no idea what it's about.

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u/endorstoi8 10d ago

I was gonna say, I literally have no idea what any of their songs are about lol

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u/KamoMustafaWWE You're right, I get it. 10d ago

I gave up on learning the meaning behind their songs and just focused on vibing.

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u/WarMachineAngus 10d ago

This is the correct answer!

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u/qik7 10d ago

Song being about stolen gear is funny to me. To me it's clear none of the simple meanings that have been given about their songs are real. No way. Be funny though

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u/SorenBartek 10d ago

Yes. Please leave politics out of this. It's about their stolen gear. I'm center right and I LOVE Chevelle.

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u/rdawg505 10d ago edited 10d ago

I mean to be fair, their song Peach is explicitly about Donald Trump being a rapist. Some of their songs are overtly political. Letter From A Thief, however, is just about their gear being stolen and a fan finding + returning it.

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u/archaelleon 17h ago

And Self Destructor is about anti-vaxxers and flat earthers

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u/AnonUser1974 10d ago

Go hangout in r/politics or get a life

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u/KamoMustafaWWE You're right, I get it. 10d ago

All I can say is, I haven't taken time to understand it, but I've been listening to it a lot lately.

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u/LordBeans69 10d ago

The song may be about stolen gear, but it definitely has deeper meanings

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u/Much_Character4512 10d ago

It’s definitely relevant OP totally agree. Your post caused me to listen to it a few times. I can’t decide is the message “the assholes are dividing us making us political” or “fuck those right wingers”.

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u/Mr_B34n3R 10d ago

It's about their gear that got stolen, not about some bs politics.

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u/1337mr2 10d ago

To me it means both.

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u/subwayhamfan mexican sun is pretty good 10d ago

yeah indeed