Spin the Black Circle Lyrics

Lyric discussion by pcontos 

Cover art for Spin the Black Circle lyrics by Pearl Jam

heroin maybe, "see this needle, see my hand" then he talks about laying down your crooked arm as a ritual, as if he were speaking of an addiction, but i can see how maybe it could be vinyl too...

not every song is about drugs, lol. It is definitely about vinyl albums. The crooked arm is the needle you move onto the record to play it, and he's saying "spin the black circle" (the vinyl). No doubt about it, he's singing about his love for vinyl and music in general as an escape.

I definitely see euphoria (via heroin) as a metaphor for the enjoyment of just zoning out to some tunes on vinyl. Whether it's implied or not, I guess it's up to your own interpretation.

Definately about spinning some vinyl. Could this be about H... not a chance.