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In my eyes you are beautiful
Not just right, perfect spiritual
I did what I had to do to get higher
Spent myself on another, entangled like lovers
Not quite dark, not quite light
Steppin' in and out of madness
Such a dedicated drone
And though you find me rather tragic
I'll stay here and feed my pet black hole
In the time I have spent with you
Unconfined, beyond physical
I did not regret my time on the wire
Spent myself on another, entangled like lovers
Not quite dark, not quite light
Steppin' in and out of madness
Such a busy bee, a drone
And though you find me rather tragic
I bear the cost, can't dull my anger
And that's fine
Built up inside, obscuring danger
It's alive
In my eyes you are beautiful
Not just right, perfect spiritual
I did what I had to do to get higher
Spent myself on another, entangled like lovers
Not quite dark, not quite light
Steppin' in and out of madness
Such a dedicated drone
And though you find me rather tragic
I'll stay here and feed my pet black hole
Pet black hole
Pet black hole
Pet black hole
So beautiful
Not just right, perfect spiritual
I did what I had to do to get higher
Not quite dark, not quite light
Such a dedicated drone
And though you find me rather tragic
I'll stay here and feed my pet black hole
Unconfined, beyond physical
I did not regret my time on the wire
Not quite dark, not quite light
Such a busy bee, a drone
And though you find me rather tragic
And that's fine
Built up inside, obscuring danger
It's alive
Not just right, perfect spiritual
I did what I had to do to get higher
Not quite dark, not quite light
Such a dedicated drone
And though you find me rather tragic
I'll stay here and feed my pet black hole
Pet black hole
Pet black hole
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I think it's about Jerry just going through the motions of having meaningless sex with, or relationships with, women he really has no feelings for, because it's expected of him as a "rockstar." And as he ages, his singleness (and what people may think about that) is becoming a burden. But he hasn't yet met anyone that truly makes him feel alive, loving, or emotional, so like a dedicated drone, he just continues to go through the motions, even though it just makes him feel blacker and more hollow inside. As Solomon - a man who had all the wealth in the world, 300 wives and 700 concubines - once said, "Vanity, vanity, all is vanity." I feel for Jerry. The R&R life is a tough gig, very exciting at the beginning,, but very shallow and meaningless in the end.
If you haven't heard the version yet by Giants in the Trees, check it out. I like it almost better than the original!