This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Listen close, and don't be stoned
I'll be here in the morning
Cause I'm just floating
Your cigarette still burns
Your messed-up world will thrill me
Alison, I'm lost
Alison, I said we're sinking
There's nothing here but that's okay
Outside your room, your only sister's spinning
But she lies, tells me she's just fine
I guess she's out there somewhere
And the sailors they strike poses
TV covered walls, and so slowly
With your talking and your pills
Your messed-up life still thrills me
Alison, I'm lost
Alison, I'll drink your wine
I wear your clothes, when we're both high
Alison, I said we're sinking
But you laugh and tells me it's just fine
I guess she's out there somewhere
I'll be here in the morning
Cause I'm just floating
Your cigarette still burns
Your messed-up world will thrill me
Alison, I'm lost
Alison, I said we're sinking
There's nothing here but that's okay
Outside your room, your only sister's spinning
But she lies, tells me she's just fine
I guess she's out there somewhere
And the sailors they strike poses
TV covered walls, and so slowly
With your talking and your pills
Your messed-up life still thrills me
Alison, I'm lost
Alison, I'll drink your wine
I wear your clothes, when we're both high
Alison, I said we're sinking
But you laugh and tells me it's just fine
I guess she's out there somewhere
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Have you ever tried to reason with or have a serious conversation with someone whos constantly drunk or stoned? What if its someone who means alot to you, but where you have placed them in high importance they place a drug. I think its about trying to reach out to a lover who drowns everything with drugs and doesnt take a single thing seriously. Its not so much a whiny song as it is sort of a bittersweet observance of the loss of communication and how a person who cares so little for you leaves such a lasting impression.
exactly, i'm with alison though
i just put this song on a mix cd for a girl i love named allison and it's great and she's great
It isn't "the covered walls." I have the song playing right now.
it is supposed to be "TV covered walls"
""Alison" as written by Elvis Costello"
lol. nope.
I agree with aphix lewis. This song is so beautiful! And it's obviusly about being high with someone you love, and that person is way more experienced than you... "Allison, I said, were sinking. But she laughs and tells me it's just fine I guess she's out there somewhere" that's so real... brings me memories. And I also agree with Aljosha, it's quite amazing.
This song is obviously about putting a cat to sleep
yes
I think the guy who wrote the lyrics had a dream in which he fell in love with a drug addict, and when he woke up the dream stuck in his mind. He wished the woman in his dream was real but believes in soul mates and thinks positively, so he writes the line "I guess she's out there somewhere". The dream like imagery is so dream like because he took the imagery from his dream.
@UltimateToast I'm probably a little late, but I think the song has more to do with a real life drug addict than a dream. Usually, when people become addicts, they change or "lose themselves." Which might be why he said, I guess she's out there somewhere. <br />
@UltimateToast I'm probably a little late, but I think the song has more to do with a real life drug addict than a dream. Usually, when people become addicts, they change or "lose themselves." Which might be why he said, I guess she's out there somewhere. <br />
@UltimateToast “ The dream like imagery is so dream like because he took the imagery from his dream.” <br /> <br /> Wow! That’s profound!
When I listen to this song I ALWAYS love to think this about a love for somebody. Anyway when I hear the name "Alison" in the way the singer pronounce it in my mind I think of LSD, if you think of it they sound really similar except for "son" and "D". The more I hear of it, the more I think to a drug addiction. As I said at first, I prefer seeing this as a love proof. The singer makes a comparison between the love for the girl and the addiction to a drug. In a few words, He's deeply fallen in love with her, she's his drug.
This song is about a boy and a girl named Alison spending some time together and doing psychedelics most like it, L.S.D. Is about a thrilling experience at a small party, and the feelings described are powerful. Sensations like floating, being lost, fear scares the guy but Alison seems a most experienced user, since she is reassuring his presuming boyfriend everything would be fine. Is not about a love story, because the promises made at the beginning of the song indicates a not serious sentimental involvement.Is a fresco of a trip with some friends.
@WhenIsDarkIsDark I'd like to think of it as him falling in love with a drug addict, saying her messed up world thrills them. He start's giving up because of her addiction, saying they're sinking, and there is nothing there(relationship), and he says he guesses shes out there somewhere, meaning the old her(before drug addiction) then realizes he cant leave her, and becomes a drug addict himself to be more with her, saying he will drink her wine, wear your clothes when we're both high, then tells her we are sinking because they're drug addicts, and she laughs and tells him its just fine. I guess she's out there somewhere. <br />
It's one of the greatest shoegaze songs ever