Double the Pain

This song is about Euthanasia, or life-agony duration prolonged by artificial life-support means.

i'm not sure about the euthanasia-thing. it rather seems to be about a guy who just likes to feel pain. an often reoccurring theme within Dio-songs.

anyway, i doubt that it's what the song is about, but when he sings "thunder and lightning, electric machines..." i always think about Dr. Frankenstein creating his monster...

however, it's one of the best of the album!!!

It's Euthanasia, read this: "He's strong he will survive It will make him come alive I'm sure I saw him smile Let's kick him for awhile". Remember that Ronnie James Dio knows what is to be in comma, he was on that state for weeks when that car accident happened. Remember that is was after that when he changed his lastname from Padavona to Dio. Check that out at "the Early Years" page.

Could it be that it's a masochistic metaphor for gambling addiction? in the sense, that it's not about "double the pain because he likes pain and he's a masochist", but more like "since he likes to play knowing fully he can lose money, what the hell, make him play and lose and ruin his life, he likes it anyway". The line "you never said no to just another spin and losing is one step away" may be the key... another spin of what? of the wheel at the gambling table?

Also, "He's fallen from grace and slammed to the ground and begs for some more of the same" - can it be a reference to how after losing a lot of money still someone wants to play with fortune?

Taken at face value, the lyrics are about someone who enjoys pain (Double the pain, I'm sure I saw him smile) - the key to the song is what stands for "pain" and why the dude enjoys it anyway... gambling could be a solution...

Why overlook the referrences to machines?

To me its about a person haunted by dreams of the external world. someone becoming aware of the matrix.

Its about how Neo and smith fight it out. God and his ultimate equation.

Dio is singing from the Architects point of view. Basically saying it this Neo/Smith that will be the next Architect.

The Neo-Dio if you will.

And the from me confusion like nothing you've seen part. Is telling the listener that being God you must be ready to play all parts. Manipulate the living for humans and programs will eventually self destruct without the Source. Hence the schizo reference.

Ii recomment you dudes play 21st century schizoid man after listening to this song to draw parallels .

I think its refereing to 9/11.

Perhaps hes personifying the towers: " He's fallen from grace And slammed to the ground And begs for some more of the same "

And reference to the airplanes: "Thunder and lightning Electric machines These are the devils That shout in his dreams "