This seems to be an interaction between an addict and his drug of choice (probably heroin).
Let's disect.
-- "Throw your dollar bills and leave your thrills all here with me"
The drug is saying to buy it. The addict does and throws all attempt at happiness down the drain to get loaded.
-- "Speak but don't pretend I won't defend you anymore you see"
The drug has taken over the addict's body and isn't working to shield the pain the addict is avoiding.
-- "It aches in every bone,"
Heroin shuts down the brain's ability to feel pain. Take it away and the pain is unbelievable.
-- "I'll die alone, but not for you"
The addict is telling the drug he knows he's doomed, but he's doing it to himself, not for the drug.
-- "My eyes don't need to see that ugly thing, I know it's me you fear"
The addict has run away from his pain. As a result, he fears himself.
-- "If you want me hold me back"
The drug is telling the addict to draw the drug into the needle.
-- "Frail, the skin is dry and pale, the pain will never fail"
This is an hardcore addict's life, body and well-being. Look at Layne Staley before he died and what he said in Adriana Rubio's book.
-- "And so we go back to the remedy"
To deal with the life the addict has, he uses the drug as a remedy.
-- "Clip the wings that get you high, just leave them where they lie"
The addict's knows that the drug is doing no good for him, so he's trying to convince himself to stop.
--"And tell yourself, 'You'll be the death of me'"
The drug is too powerful
-- "I don't need a friend, I need to mend so far away"
Heroin addicts tend to live in isolation, consumed by the drugs that overtake them.
-- "So come sit by the fire and play a while, but you can't stay too long"
The cooking fire. His only friend in the heroin but it won't be heroin for long.
-- "It aches in every bone, I'll die alone, but not for pleasure"
Dying of a heroin addiction is not a pleasurable experience. The effects of long term, hardcore use take away from the supposed good effects.
-- "I see my heart explode, it's been eroded by the weather here"
This is the addict's desperation. Weather is usually a metaphor for emotions.
-- "Hold your eyes closed, take me in
Hold your eyes closed, take me in"
The addict gives into the addiction and finally mainlines the heroin into the bloodstream.
I really see this as a drug song. Not as direct as Alice in Chains' work, but good none the less.
This seems to be an interaction between an addict and his drug of choice (probably heroin).
Let's disect.
-- "Throw your dollar bills and leave your thrills all here with me" The drug is saying to buy it. The addict does and throws all attempt at happiness down the drain to get loaded.
-- "Speak but don't pretend I won't defend you anymore you see" The drug has taken over the addict's body and isn't working to shield the pain the addict is avoiding.
-- "It aches in every bone," Heroin shuts down the brain's ability to feel pain. Take it away and the pain is unbelievable.
-- "I'll die alone, but not for you" The addict is telling the drug he knows he's doomed, but he's doing it to himself, not for the drug.
-- "My eyes don't need to see that ugly thing, I know it's me you fear" The addict has run away from his pain. As a result, he fears himself.
-- "If you want me hold me back" The drug is telling the addict to draw the drug into the needle.
-- "Frail, the skin is dry and pale, the pain will never fail" This is an hardcore addict's life, body and well-being. Look at Layne Staley before he died and what he said in Adriana Rubio's book.
-- "And so we go back to the remedy" To deal with the life the addict has, he uses the drug as a remedy.
-- "Clip the wings that get you high, just leave them where they lie" The addict's knows that the drug is doing no good for him, so he's trying to convince himself to stop.
--"And tell yourself, 'You'll be the death of me'" The drug is too powerful
-- "I don't need a friend, I need to mend so far away" Heroin addicts tend to live in isolation, consumed by the drugs that overtake them.
-- "So come sit by the fire and play a while, but you can't stay too long" The cooking fire. His only friend in the heroin but it won't be heroin for long.
-- "It aches in every bone, I'll die alone, but not for pleasure" Dying of a heroin addiction is not a pleasurable experience. The effects of long term, hardcore use take away from the supposed good effects.
-- "I see my heart explode, it's been eroded by the weather here" This is the addict's desperation. Weather is usually a metaphor for emotions.
-- "Hold your eyes closed, take me in Hold your eyes closed, take me in" The addict gives into the addiction and finally mainlines the heroin into the bloodstream.
I really see this as a drug song. Not as direct as Alice in Chains' work, but good none the less.