I see people going down
All gods people going down
And I should not be alone
And I should be on my phone
Yes I should be on my phone
Yes I should be on my phone
I'll go where that apple goes
I touch with an apple touch
I see people, candy people
I'm sowing seeds
I'm sowing seeds
I feel as sharp as a carving knife
So I feel in love for the very last time
I'm sick of the beating by everyone
I'm sick of the beating by everyone
I want peace ...
I'm sowing seeds ...
All gods people going down
And I should not be alone
And I should be on my phone
Yes I should be on my phone
Yes I should be on my phone
I'll go where that apple goes
I touch with an apple touch
I see people, candy people
I'm sowing seeds
I'm sowing seeds
I feel as sharp as a carving knife
So I feel in love for the very last time
I'm sick of the beating by everyone
I'm sick of the beating by everyone
I want peace ...
I'm sowing seeds ...
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This guy's 100% correct. While this song was written well before the iphone we all know the Jesus and Mary Chain were taking a LOT of acid. Having the ability to transcend time and space, they were merely glimpsing into the future (which is why it's a little foggy)
"I'll go where the apple goes
I touch with an apple touch"
Me too brother, I'm all about that iPhone. And I definitely have that apple touch. Whenever I use an Android it's all awkward
'I see people'
Candy People'
This is a clear reference to Candy Crush, but I think he was only on 250ug of LSD when he wrote that line, so it was like he was getting a glimpse but not the whole picture. He's like. I see fucking candy people things. Jim Reid would back me up.
Then he just goes on to talk about sowing seeds, like guys planting seeds and macking w/ girls on FB, with their iphone's (obviously), and then all the beef you receive on there and the whole social media war. 'I just want peace' - See it all becomes very clear.
To sum it all up, the song is about a guy who sees all his friends getting laid and he's like, damn, I should be on my iPhone. I'm planting all these seeds but I'm sick of all this shit I get when I try to. I've been playing Candy Crush so much waiting for the seeds to come to fruition, that all I ever see now is Candy People. So then he's like I'll just keep planting seeds, I just want peace.
"I see people going down
All gods people going down
And I should not be alone
And I should be on my phone
Yes I should be on my phone
Yes I should be on my phone"
People going down is referencing the falling into sin, which is later reinforced by the apple references (Adam and Eve giving in to temptation). "I Should not be alone" is the desire to be in the group, and the "on the phone" lines are pointing at the connection to those in the group.
"I'll go where that apple goes
I touch with an apple touch"
These lines are simply saying that he is choosing to give into the temptation and become one of them.
"Candy People" is identifying who the people are. Drugs are often referred to as candy, and it has a double meaning in that it is a way of expressing the hedonism associated with the people.
So finally, the term "sowing seeds" is what I believe is leading people to believe the song is about a stroke. This is actually a reference to him starting into the drug lifestyle and falling completely into it. He is sowing the seeds, which will blossom into what he wants to be, which is to be like the people around him
Maybe that was just me.
I think Timere242 pretty much hit the nail on the head regarding the track's meaning.