| Alice in Chains – Dirt Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I agree it's an oversimplification to say it's all about drugs. Why would a person turn to dangerous drugs in the first place if not to numb the pain they are experiencing? A lot of the lyrics to this and other AIC songs sound like the writer suffered from Borderline Personality Disorder, IMHO. It's a very painful condition where you simultaneously crave an impossible amount of love & acceptance as an adult that you never got as a child and that no one can now give you (except yourself) and are repulsed by the craving. And you feel worthless deep down because you never received the proper validation as a child. Any small sign of rejection from someone you care about opens up a pandora's box of pain and you use hate as a shield against the pain. Or you may disconnect from all emotions to protect yourself ("One who doesn't care is one who shouldn't be/I tried to hide myself from what is wrong for me.") Eventually you may turn to drugs to numb it all (think of the song Hate to Feel) because even death seems preferable to the exhausting emotional roller coaster that seems endless and inescapable. The thing that smacks the most of BPD is the fantasy he's having to kill himself just to show someone else how much they've hurt him. And the idea of death being preferable to the frustration & lack of control over oneself & one's emotions. Just my opinion! |
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| Neko Case – Margaret vs. Pauline Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I don't think of Margaret & Pauline as two separate people - they are two ways to be & to feel and you would be mistaken to think you can only relate to one of the two. I'm Pauline when I'm calm and cool and feeling beautiful. Like an "ice princess" who is not burdened by emotion. I'm Margaret when I'm fierce and in love and desperate and confused. When I'm ruled by my heart rather than my head. I wouldn't want to be just one of the two. I think a balance of bravery & love & wanting with mild & collected & satisfied is perfect. Now I just need to get there. :) |
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