Lyric discussion by kankurou 

Cover art for Wither lyrics by Unified Theory

awareness of a friend's drug abuse... a certain bit of an ode to the late shannon hoon it seems.

"Poking through the skin you're wearing The spike has a way Of dimming your life"

Yeah, I totally agree with you. Maybe they're referring to any friend or aqcuaintance that is in drugs, especially heroin... But your answer is quite valid to me!

sorry.. I should have said "on drugs". And BTW, I really love this song! Despite the lyrics are meant to be sad, when I listen to this song, it makes me feel nostalgic and it's smoothing in some way.