I think its written about people who are enslaved to a drug addiction.
The song seems to describe people living in tenements, hidden to the eyes of society. They have no money because it is all spent on their chemical enslavement.
"Amsterdam Doctors" I've heard is slang for Drug Dealer, so the lyrics in the song are a play on those words, saying that these "Doctors" are harmful.
"It's not indefinite, it's got a lifespan
You try to nurture it, hope for extension
As far as right and wrong, I know the difference
But right is oh so dull, and no one's interested."
Those lines obviously speak about drug addiction.
Life isn't indefinite, you have a limited amount of time, you try to keep yourself healthy to extend your life, drugs are obviously bad for you and even though he knows the difference between whats right for him and what will kill him, he likes doing the drugs because its more exciting then not.
"I've reached the top of this ladder but what did it matter, It's on the wrong wall"
Even if he overcomes the addiction, its a pointless victory because his life is already shit and certain to end.
@RuleofNines I can totally see where you’re coming from because I see things through a lens of addiction often, being an addict in recovery. It absolutely makes sense.
@RuleofNines I can totally see where you’re coming from because I see things through a lens of addiction often, being an addict in recovery. It absolutely makes sense.
I think its written about people who are enslaved to a drug addiction. The song seems to describe people living in tenements, hidden to the eyes of society. They have no money because it is all spent on their chemical enslavement. "Amsterdam Doctors" I've heard is slang for Drug Dealer, so the lyrics in the song are a play on those words, saying that these "Doctors" are harmful.
"It's not indefinite, it's got a lifespan You try to nurture it, hope for extension As far as right and wrong, I know the difference But right is oh so dull, and no one's interested."
Those lines obviously speak about drug addiction. Life isn't indefinite, you have a limited amount of time, you try to keep yourself healthy to extend your life, drugs are obviously bad for you and even though he knows the difference between whats right for him and what will kill him, he likes doing the drugs because its more exciting then not.
"I've reached the top of this ladder but what did it matter, It's on the wrong wall" Even if he overcomes the addiction, its a pointless victory because his life is already shit and certain to end.
@RuleofNines I can totally see where you’re coming from because I see things through a lens of addiction often, being an addict in recovery. It absolutely makes sense.
@RuleofNines I can totally see where you’re coming from because I see things through a lens of addiction often, being an addict in recovery. It absolutely makes sense.