@stratocaps Bingo! While the song itself is pretty straightforward (aside from the disarmingly poppy melody/vocal harmonies), I totally agree withdrawn you that there is a strongly sympathetic tone to the lyrics. That's what I respect so much about this song and what always drew me to it.
@stratocaps Bingo! While the song itself is pretty straightforward (aside from the disarmingly poppy melody/vocal harmonies), I totally agree withdrawn you that there is a strongly sympathetic tone to the lyrics. That's what I respect so much about this song and what always drew me to it.
It refrains from preachy, anti-heroin schtick, but also steers clear from glamorizing Judy's lifestyle as a junkie. And while the lyrics are clear, they still refrain from reaching cliché. That's a hard tightrope to balance upon.
It refrains from preachy, anti-heroin schtick, but also steers clear from glamorizing Judy's lifestyle as a junkie. And while the lyrics are clear, they still refrain from reaching cliché. That's a hard tightrope to balance upon.
Sorry to ramble, its just that this song has a lot of personal significance to me and has brought me to tears on more than one occasion. There is no judgment passed, nor pity - only truth and sympathy. It even ends semi-ambiguously , IMO. The last verse starts with her in "a rare and lucid state" saying "goodbye" to him (Dealer? Enabler? Drug buddy?) and saying that her days have become "unoriginal", though she then says she wants to " fade, fade, fade", followed by vocals that repeat the "She's suffering" part that runs throughout the song. So, that could imply apathy or lack of hope, meaning continued use due to loss of self-respect or simply bc many junkies often vocalize a desire to quit, but lose that drive once dope sickness and/or emotional anguish kick in.
I agree with @stratocaps that it is a song of affection and sympathy, which tells a person's story without imparting judgment or cliché. One of the best/most effective songs I've heard about addiction
This one's not that mysterious. There's a genuine quality to Judy that just can't be fully expressed becuase of her heroin (heroine) addiction.
Its a song of sympathy and remose and, possibly, affection.
Don't stare at the sun kiddies...
@stratocaps Bingo! While the song itself is pretty straightforward (aside from the disarmingly poppy melody/vocal harmonies), I totally agree withdrawn you that there is a strongly sympathetic tone to the lyrics. That's what I respect so much about this song and what always drew me to it.
@stratocaps Bingo! While the song itself is pretty straightforward (aside from the disarmingly poppy melody/vocal harmonies), I totally agree withdrawn you that there is a strongly sympathetic tone to the lyrics. That's what I respect so much about this song and what always drew me to it.
It refrains from preachy, anti-heroin schtick, but also steers clear from glamorizing Judy's lifestyle as a junkie. And while the lyrics are clear, they still refrain from reaching cliché. That's a hard tightrope to balance upon.
It refrains from preachy, anti-heroin schtick, but also steers clear from glamorizing Judy's lifestyle as a junkie. And while the lyrics are clear, they still refrain from reaching cliché. That's a hard tightrope to balance upon.
Sorry to ramble, its just that this song has a lot of personal significance to me and has brought me to tears on more than one occasion. There is no judgment passed, nor pity - only truth and sympathy. It even ends semi-ambiguously , IMO. The last verse starts with her in "a rare and lucid state" saying "goodbye" to him (Dealer? Enabler? Drug buddy?) and saying that her days have become "unoriginal", though she then says she wants to " fade, fade, fade", followed by vocals that repeat the "She's suffering" part that runs throughout the song. So, that could imply apathy or lack of hope, meaning continued use due to loss of self-respect or simply bc many junkies often vocalize a desire to quit, but lose that drive once dope sickness and/or emotional anguish kick in.
I agree with @stratocaps that it is a song of affection and sympathy, which tells a person's story without imparting judgment or cliché. One of the best/most effective songs I've heard about addiction