| Happy Mondays – Step On Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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I am aware it is a cover of a SA song. But this was The Happy Mondays therefore I'm going for skag. In the sense of the lyrics 'he will stamp out your fire, change your desire, don't you know he will make you forget you're a man,'. Because those are the things heroin does. It will rid you of your personality, change your desire to just heroin then you get dope dick. |
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| Catherine Wheel – Judy Staring At The Sun Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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@[stratocaps:16190] Bingo! While the song itself is pretty straightforward (aside from the disarmingly poppy melody/vocal harmonies), I totally agree withdrawn you that there is a strongly sympathetic tone to the lyrics. That's what I respect so much about this song and what always drew me to it. It refrains from preachy, anti-heroin schtick, but also steers clear from glamorizing Judy's lifestyle as a junkie. And while the lyrics are clear, they still refrain from reaching cliché. That's a hard tightrope to balance upon. Sorry to ramble, its just that this song has a lot of personal significance to me and has brought me to tears on more than one occasion. There is no judgment passed, nor pity - only truth and sympathy. It even ends semi-ambiguously , IMO. The last verse starts with her in "a rare and lucid state" saying "goodbye" to him (Dealer? Enabler? Drug buddy?) and saying that her days have become "unoriginal", though she then says she wants to " fade, fade, fade", followed by vocals that repeat the "She's suffering" part that runs throughout the song. So, that could imply apathy or lack of hope, meaning continued use due to loss of self-respect or simply bc many junkies often vocalize a desire to quit, but lose that drive once dope sickness and/or emotional anguish kick in. I agree with @[stratocaps:16190] that it is a song of affection and sympathy, which tells a person's story without imparting judgment or cliché. One of the best/most effective songs I've heard about addiction |
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