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What is the "theme" of the song poison and wine?

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This song is about a classic love/hate relationship. It's the first single from The Civil Wars, which was the duo of CCM vocalist Joy Williams and guitarist/songwriter John Paul White. This song makes it sound like they were in a tortured love affair, and indeed they were married, just not to each other - they had recently met at a songwriting camp, and drew on relationships with their spouses for the lyrics.

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