I don't know what this song is about. I thought that I'd read that it was about drugs somewhere (imagine that), but if it wasn't here, then I don't know where. The basic idea was diamonds=cocaine, I believe.
I can't help but notice the Adam & Eve storyline, though.
It would seem that the song could be about the fall of man and how a million years later, society pretends that we're not sinners and haven't done anything wrong. We've created our own paradise with riches and diamonds.
It's a bizarre connection, but I think that the Adam & Eve references are there for some reason. And the whole Siamese Dream part seems to be a reference to him being connected to the wrongdoings of his lover, similar to Adam and Eve both being booted from Paradise when Eve ate the forbidden fruit. Of course, Adam ate the apple, too.
I don't know. Anyone want to expand upon the whole Adam & Eve thing? The geek perspective doesn't seem to be supported much by the lyrics, in my opinion.
I really like your interpretation and I think the whole Adam & Eve thing probably had some role to play in Corgan's formulation of the lyrics.
I really like your interpretation and I think the whole Adam & Eve thing probably had some role to play in Corgan's formulation of the lyrics.
That said, drug addiction is definitely the primary factor. I'm thinking it's probably heroin because of the middle section of the song where he talks about the "dream" and the music takes on a very serene and dreamy quality, which only really fits with heroin. And there are the allusions to injecting (shot full of diamonds, "in a dream we are connected, siamese twins at the WRIST". Also, there are other hints. Such...
That said, drug addiction is definitely the primary factor. I'm thinking it's probably heroin because of the middle section of the song where he talks about the "dream" and the music takes on a very serene and dreamy quality, which only really fits with heroin. And there are the allusions to injecting (shot full of diamonds, "in a dream we are connected, siamese twins at the WRIST". Also, there are other hints. Such as, "my dear delirious" which also fits best with heroin. "The disappointed disappear" right after the "shot full of diamonds and a million years" which refers to getting high and forgetting his troubles and losing any kind of normal perception of time.
And there's the part about being forsaken. Then he speaks of a feeling that he can't describe with words. Immediately after which he speaks of the virus of his mind, giving into his needs and his disease. Addiction is a disease, and if you are addicted (especially with certain drugs, of which heroin is the most notorious example) you truly need your drug to function or your body will shut down.
Either Eve actually IS the drug in question (many junkies could very accurately be described as having only one true love (or relationship) in the world: their relationship with their drug).
Or if Adam & Eve represent an actual couple, then heroin is the forbidden fruit and plays a primary role in breaking them apart. "She gave it all away. She gave it all away." This means she either prostituted herself for drugs, or she gave up the drug in which case she would also have to break it off with Adam who is still using.
I don't know what this song is about. I thought that I'd read that it was about drugs somewhere (imagine that), but if it wasn't here, then I don't know where. The basic idea was diamonds=cocaine, I believe.
I can't help but notice the Adam & Eve storyline, though.
It would seem that the song could be about the fall of man and how a million years later, society pretends that we're not sinners and haven't done anything wrong. We've created our own paradise with riches and diamonds.
It's a bizarre connection, but I think that the Adam & Eve references are there for some reason. And the whole Siamese Dream part seems to be a reference to him being connected to the wrongdoings of his lover, similar to Adam and Eve both being booted from Paradise when Eve ate the forbidden fruit. Of course, Adam ate the apple, too.
I don't know. Anyone want to expand upon the whole Adam & Eve thing? The geek perspective doesn't seem to be supported much by the lyrics, in my opinion.
This is it.
This is it.
I can't believe that people actually think this song is about "couples" and "broken relationships".
I can't believe that people actually think this song is about "couples" and "broken relationships".
I really like your interpretation and I think the whole Adam & Eve thing probably had some role to play in Corgan's formulation of the lyrics.
I really like your interpretation and I think the whole Adam & Eve thing probably had some role to play in Corgan's formulation of the lyrics.
That said, drug addiction is definitely the primary factor. I'm thinking it's probably heroin because of the middle section of the song where he talks about the "dream" and the music takes on a very serene and dreamy quality, which only really fits with heroin. And there are the allusions to injecting (shot full of diamonds, "in a dream we are connected, siamese twins at the WRIST". Also, there are other hints. Such...
That said, drug addiction is definitely the primary factor. I'm thinking it's probably heroin because of the middle section of the song where he talks about the "dream" and the music takes on a very serene and dreamy quality, which only really fits with heroin. And there are the allusions to injecting (shot full of diamonds, "in a dream we are connected, siamese twins at the WRIST". Also, there are other hints. Such as, "my dear delirious" which also fits best with heroin. "The disappointed disappear" right after the "shot full of diamonds and a million years" which refers to getting high and forgetting his troubles and losing any kind of normal perception of time.
And there's the part about being forsaken. Then he speaks of a feeling that he can't describe with words. Immediately after which he speaks of the virus of his mind, giving into his needs and his disease. Addiction is a disease, and if you are addicted (especially with certain drugs, of which heroin is the most notorious example) you truly need your drug to function or your body will shut down.
Either Eve actually IS the drug in question (many junkies could very accurately be described as having only one true love (or relationship) in the world: their relationship with their drug).
Or if Adam & Eve represent an actual couple, then heroin is the forbidden fruit and plays a primary role in breaking them apart. "She gave it all away. She gave it all away." This means she either prostituted herself for drugs, or she gave up the drug in which case she would also have to break it off with Adam who is still using.