| Ween – Shamemaker Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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This song imho, is clearly about addiction. Particularly the process of withdrawal. Going through withdrawal is a horrendous and brutal experience, and every aspect of your being is out-of-whack and pained. It also makes one ashamed and meek. "my body aches And I feel aloneI'm in a very defensive place Shamemaker" Seems kind of self explanatory, at least for anyone who's gone through detox. "Feel the feeling oh! Process feelingsFeel it in the belly Like a yellow worm with teeth" Drugs are a great mask and tool for escapism. When you start sobriety, all those feelings that were once masked become raw and often unbearable. The "yellow worm", I'm assuming, is about heroin withdrawal specifically. Coming off of opiates is as bizarre as it is painful. There is this otherworldly feeling one goes through where it feels like bugs or electricity is coursing through your entire being, and there's little you can do except endure it until it stops. |
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