In mine, they were just trying to steal a briefcase of cocaine. * That's it. Some flour that I got out of my mom's cupboard.
I think the nature of songwriters is that they are philosophers, and philosophers have a bent towards poetry and songwriting, so I think that the two run around together. The nature of a songwriter could be philosophical. Looking for universal ideas, a way to say things, get the story across as a means of entertaining, provoking thought.