"Black Fingernails, Red Wine" Eskimo Joe

"Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
Black fingernails, red wine
I wanna make you, all mine
A lot of people, underground
You wanna get there
You gotta go straight down

There's a culture, everywhere
Smoke clouds, hang in the air
It's so loud, can't hear you talk
You and I, should take a walk downtown

Straight down
Downtown
Straight down

The argument over god continues
In this house
All of us stand and point our fingers
At the ground
All of us stand and point our fingers
Straight down

Red-letter day, black heart
Its gonna tear you, all apart
It's so loud; can't hear you call
You and I, are gonna fall straight down
Straight down
Downtown
Straight down

The argument over god continues
In this house
All of us stand and point our fingers
At the ground
Argument over all continues
In this house
All of stand and point our fingers
Straight down x3

Black fingernails, red wine
I wanna make you, all mine
A lot of people, underground
You wanna get there, you gotta go straight down

The argument over god continues
In this house
All of us stand and point our fingers
At the ground
The argument over all continues
In this house
All of us stand and point our fingers
Straight down x3

I was listening to my 'Shuffle' the other day and was reminded I had added this song. I think it's an interesting track from a band with a hard working A&R manager. I say that because 'Eskimo Joe' emerged from Perth with a standout single as many new bands do and it became known as "the Cardigan song" or it's real title "Sweater." It was about being outed, ostracised and ridiculed for wearing his grandad's hand me down brown woollen jumper... At this stage the lead singer was pretty solid in that Alex Lloyd kind of way... and these days they have heavily styled haircuts and wardrobe, he's dropped significant weight and they've very much left their break out album behind. I recall seeing them as support for 'Silverchair' and 'The Offspring.'
BUT that's all an aside to this intriguing song!!

I don't know what the song is about but I was caught foot tapping to the hook about "the argument over God continues in this house" Is it about nightclubs and the different crowds and arguments? Is it about blame and futility? It's a questioning, brooding sound and a catchy tune...