Maybe this is way out there--lol, it's scary to be the first one to comment!--but I think in this song they've decided that they can no longer deal with a friend's or (ex-?) girlfriend's drug addiction.
At first I thought it was just a straightforward break-up song; the first thing that made me wonder about that is, of course, Amsterdam's liberal drug laws. Then, when you look at lines like, "Wasted in the great unknown," and "Way up on your cloud." And I can't explain the verse that starts with "From your red balloon" without illegal substances!
I think he's angry about things this person's done, and wants to let them know that. However, they are so far away--either geographically (ie, Amsterdam) or metaphorically, because they are never sober enough to talk to: "Come back down here I'll show you where it hurts."
Maybe this is way out there--lol, it's scary to be the first one to comment!--but I think in this song they've decided that they can no longer deal with a friend's or (ex-?) girlfriend's drug addiction.
At first I thought it was just a straightforward break-up song; the first thing that made me wonder about that is, of course, Amsterdam's liberal drug laws. Then, when you look at lines like, "Wasted in the great unknown," and "Way up on your cloud." And I can't explain the verse that starts with "From your red balloon" without illegal substances!
I think he's angry about things this person's done, and wants to let them know that. However, they are so far away--either geographically (ie, Amsterdam) or metaphorically, because they are never sober enough to talk to: "Come back down here I'll show you where it hurts."
I'd love to know what other people think...