"Big Empty" as written by Dean Deleo, Robert Emile Deleo, Eric Kretz and Scott Richard Weiland....
Driving faster in my car
Falling farther from just what we are
Smoke a cigarette and lie some more
These conversations kill
Falling faster in my car
Time to take her home,
Her dizzy head is conscience laden
Time to take a ride it leaves today
No conversation
Time to take her home her dizzy head is
Conscience laden
Time to wait too long, to wait too long
To wait too long
Too much walking shoes worn thin
Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin
Time to catch her ride it leaves today
Her name is what it means
Too much walking shoe worn thin
Time to take her home
Her dizzy head is conscience laden
Time to take a ride it leaves today
No conversation
Time to take her home her dizzy head is
Conscience laden
Time to wait too long, to wait too long
To wait too long
Conversations kill
Conversations kill
Conversations kill
Time to take her home,
Her dizzy head is conscience laden
Time to take a ride it leaves today
No conversation
Time to take her home her dizzy head is
Conscience laden
Time to wait too long, to wait too long
To wait too long
Conversations kill
Conversations kill
Conversations kill
Falling farther from just what we are
Smoke a cigarette and lie some more
These conversations kill
Falling faster in my car
Time to take her home,
Her dizzy head is conscience laden
Time to take a ride it leaves today
No conversation
Time to take her home her dizzy head is
Conscience laden
Time to wait too long, to wait too long
To wait too long
Too much walking shoes worn thin
Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin
Time to catch her ride it leaves today
Her name is what it means
Too much walking shoe worn thin
Time to take her home
Her dizzy head is conscience laden
Time to take a ride it leaves today
No conversation
Time to take her home her dizzy head is
Conscience laden
Time to wait too long, to wait too long
To wait too long
Conversations kill
Conversations kill
Conversations kill
Time to take her home,
Her dizzy head is conscience laden
Time to take a ride it leaves today
No conversation
Time to take her home her dizzy head is
Conscience laden
Time to wait too long, to wait too long
To wait too long
Conversations kill
Conversations kill
Conversations kill
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He had a very complex relationship with drugs, simultaneously glorifying them (very often) and being ashamed of his use of them, often lying and saying he was no longer on them when he clearly was.
Driving faster in my car--------
in his autobiography weiland told stories of his driving through LA, high as a kite after scoring drugs and driving home full of giddy anticipation in order to use them.
Falling farther from just what we are-------
Every addict knows this feeling well. You are no longer yourself. Or maybe this IS who you have become.
Smoke a cigarette and lie some more
These conversations kill-----------------------
Referring to the constant conversations an addict has with themselves inside their head. I'll stop tomorrow/this is the last time...and the toll it takes on you. It's a depressing and lonely and awful conversation to have with yourself all the time.
Time to take her home,
Her dizzy head is conscience laden
Time to take a ride it leaves today
No conversation
Time to take her home her dizzy head is
Conscience laden
Time to wait too long, to wait too long
To wait too long:
To me this stanza beautifully sums up the multiple conversations an addict has while they are holding drugs/waiting to blast off. That debilitating internal monologue...take them now, while you are still high and never come down, take them right now before you feel the withdrawls, no conversation, just do it. OR wait as long as possible, try your hardest. That cycle of drugs that is so hard to kick because you are so sad and confused. You know that there are only 2 ways you could possibly feels better. 1) STOP NOW, ONCE AND FOR ALL AND NEVER TOUCH DRUGS AGAIN --or-- 2) JUST ADMIT DEFEAT AND TAKE THE FUCKING DRUGS IN YOUR POCKET.
Just thinking about it makes me nauseous.
Either way, the entire time your conscience is just gnawing on your bones and on your heart and mind.
Too much walking shoes worn thin
Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin-------
a reference to the physical toll drug addiction takes, as well as the emotional/mental/spiritual toll
Her name is what it means:
Obvious wordplay for heroin being his heroine.
Conversations kill:
Basically saying that the internal conversations inside yourself never subside when this is your life.
That's only what this song means to me, having been severely addicted to drugs before. That hopeless feeling when you want to stop and just can't, over and over again.
i love this song btw. one of my favorites of all time
"Drivin' faster in my car
falling farther from just what we are"
-He tells of how he feels his band has begun to lose sight of it's original purpose, and become more pop-rock, something the band has been accused of numerous times.
"smoke a cigarette and lie some more
these conversations kill
falling faster in my car "
-emphasizes the previous line, finds himself to be selling out to the industry.
"Time to take her home
her dizzy head is conscience laden
time to take a ride
it leaves today no conversation"
-the band is becoming disallusioned, exhausted mentally, physically, and emotionally. Him "taking a ride" could be a possible reference to drugs, Weiland was known to be a heavy user.
"To much walkin', shoes worn thin
too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin
time to catch a ride
it leaves today, her name is what it means
to much walkin', shoe's worn thin"
-Their To much walkin, shoes worn thin shows their heavy roaming, touring, etc. and how they are exhausted and feel they have been pushed to their limits. Her name is what it means refers to the name of the band.
And there you have it.
Then again it could just be about a girl.
ReverendK´s point of view:
I think that the song makes a great reference to drugs;
"These conversations kill..." (conflicts in his head, no rest, good stuff vs bad stuff, should i or should i not drug myself)
Time to take her home, her dizzy head is conscience laden (his mind is made up, he is satisfied and tranquil -conscience laden- with his decision..to smoke pot for relief)
Time to take a ride that leaves today no conversation..."(tripping, being stoned, leaves his mind clear, no conflict anymore, just relaxation)
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"Too much walkin', shoes worn thin
Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin"
(thinking again about doing it or not, he knows he´s troubled and smoking is an easy way to be free, -stopping the walk- but he also knows he´s done it too much)
Time to catch a ride it leaves today, her name is what it means (her name is what it means, meaning ride, you take a ride, you "take a trip")
Ultimately, in the end, he has decided to continue doing it. He says that "conversations kill", which to me says that he will not pursue this battle in his head, he´s just gonna go for it and keep doing what gives him peace.
The other point I share is The Fallen Angel´s way of seeing it:
Maybe Scott thinks it´s been too long with all the tours and stuff, and the band is tired, and maybe even finds it pointless to go on, which is why it is now the BIG EMPTY, and at that point, their mind is set to have none of this anymore..just ready to stop it all, saying there is no space for debating on it -time to take a ride that leaves today, no conversation-. The song is full of reflections from them.
I love it, Scott´s stuff is amazing, so much room for interpretation, it helps everyone in the way they wanna see it. Great lyrics.
...and yes, this song is about backseat fuckin
I heard Scott introduced the song once by saying its about fucking someone in a car, and so it kind of makes sense in a way. It's just an interesting take on a kind of common human situation.