"Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" as written by and Mickey Newbury....
I woke up this morning with the sundown shining in
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawling out as I was a-crawling in
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in
Someone painted April Fool in big black letters on a Dead End sign
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah
yeah
oh-yeah
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawling out as I was a-crawling in
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in
Someone painted April Fool in big black letters on a Dead End sign
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah
yeah
oh-yeah
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) song meanings
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you wanna know what this song is about? watch the Big Lebowski. me gusta Kennith
This song is about a middle-aged alcoholic who, one day, experiences an acid flashback, and when he is in between trips he "drops in" to make sure everything was alright, if only for a few seconds and then the trippyness ensues.
'nuff said
"I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in"
Its probably caused by some major disappointment. Something that was important to him came crushing down, he failed to achieve his goals or something like that.
"I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high, I tore my mind on a jagged sky"
This event made him depressed, he tried to snap out of it, maybe hang on to something else that made him forget (supposedly alcohol or drugs).
"I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawlin' out as I was a-crawlin' in"
He was at the "bottom of the pit", he finally realized what is happening to him.
"I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind"
The last verse is about getting out of his depression and carrying on with his life. He realized that his disappointment isn't the "end of his world"
"Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a "Dead End" sign"
He refers to Memphis as a "state of depression". He leaves it and carries on with his life.
Of course its just my interpretation, it can be about something totally different. Once i heard its about experiencing LSD so... :)