I agree with most of what everyone has already said, it is a great song and has some of the best lyrics I have ever heard. I also enjoyed how the music set the mood for the different stages that he coped with.
This is the way I see it;
1st verse: He is taking the pills for the first time.
2nd verse: The pills take effect and he feels a sort of detachment from himself and he is trying to be heard.
[i]"Won’t you put your guns in the ground?".[/i] the pills have lowered his defences.
3rd verse: When he visits the doctor they tell him it's all ok and he will stay sane as long as he continues to take those pills everyday.
4th verse: There is a change in tempo. He is in another daze from the pills but as he tries to get on with his life he finds it difficult since he feels like an outsider in his own body. While he is trying to come to terms with this, he finds out that this girl takes pills also, yet she doesn't claim it all as hers.
5th verse: He realises that he has been sucked into a marketing scheme and that society are purposely neglecting to find a real cure.
6th verse: he grows desperate for an alternative solution and he asks the girl if she wants her life to turn out like everyone elses.
I agree with most of what everyone has already said, it is a great song and has some of the best lyrics I have ever heard. I also enjoyed how the music set the mood for the different stages that he coped with.
This is the way I see it;
1st verse: He is taking the pills for the first time. 2nd verse: The pills take effect and he feels a sort of detachment from himself and he is trying to be heard. [i]"Won’t you put your guns in the ground?".[/i] the pills have lowered his defences. 3rd verse: When he visits the doctor they tell him it's all ok and he will stay sane as long as he continues to take those pills everyday. 4th verse: There is a change in tempo. He is in another daze from the pills but as he tries to get on with his life he finds it difficult since he feels like an outsider in his own body. While he is trying to come to terms with this, he finds out that this girl takes pills also, yet she doesn't claim it all as hers. 5th verse: He realises that he has been sucked into a marketing scheme and that society are purposely neglecting to find a real cure. 6th verse: he grows desperate for an alternative solution and he asks the girl if she wants her life to turn out like everyone elses.