Always thought this song was about Rael's first try of heroin, "There's nothing I can recognise; this is nowhere that I've known". The next line refers to the ecstasy that he feels but knows is created by the drug in him, "And I feel so secure that I know this can't be real, but I feel good."
Great comment by Pumpkinhed about how the experience is so pleasant it's disturbing. I really love the lyrics in the first verse, but the whole album was amazingly written by Peter Gabriel, " Wrapped up in some powdered wool - I guess I'm losing touch.
Don't tell me this is dying, 'cos I ain't changed that much. The only sound is water drops, I wonder where the hell I am, Some kind of jam?"
Later on, Rael's goes deeper into his addiction and brings his gang along, which is commented on in the song 'The Carpet Crawlers' (the skin itchiness that you get from Heroin use is personified in the title).
Always thought this song was about Rael's first try of heroin, "There's nothing I can recognise; this is nowhere that I've known". The next line refers to the ecstasy that he feels but knows is created by the drug in him, "And I feel so secure that I know this can't be real, but I feel good."
Great comment by Pumpkinhed about how the experience is so pleasant it's disturbing. I really love the lyrics in the first verse, but the whole album was amazingly written by Peter Gabriel, " Wrapped up in some powdered wool - I guess I'm losing touch. Don't tell me this is dying, 'cos I ain't changed that much. The only sound is water drops, I wonder where the hell I am, Some kind of jam?"
Later on, Rael's goes deeper into his addiction and brings his gang along, which is commented on in the song 'The Carpet Crawlers' (the skin itchiness that you get from Heroin use is personified in the title).
Wow. I thought it may have been about the birth process.
Wow. I thought it may have been about the birth process.