Mary of Silence Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Psychedelia 

Cover art for Mary of Silence lyrics by Mazzy Star

Man, I was hoping someone would have left a comment about this one.

Is it about feeling tempted to drugs? There's that line "I can't take the pain" which sounds like a need to feel the pleasurable and numbing effects of drugs. "Take me into your skin" sounds like consuming the drug.

Who is Mary? Does anyone know whether Mary is often used as a nickname referring to a particular drug? Sure, I know there's simple Mary Jane, but this sounds like something more potent than that. Heroin, perhaps?

Mary Jane?

aka Marijuana