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Originally Posted by allrevvedup
I think the idea of all the examples you've given that may have been tone down are examples of clever song writing more so than anything else.
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Originally Posted by Lucy!
I think Jim in clever enough to get the message across without filling his songs with bad language and graphic "images".
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Originally Posted by Evil One
That is the joy of a well written song, it can be interpreted numerous ways.
The genius of Jim is that he does not need to use foul language to get across whatever it is he wants to convey.
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Originally Posted by loaferman61
it would cheapen his writing if he went for the easy curse word. He's more clever than that but can use them when they work in the song.
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To coin a much used acronym CHSIB
Innuendo, implication and suggestion are used to such good effect that the images that come from Jim's songs don't need to be in your face obvious.