Wes Gil, how many songs about cocaine have used the word "line"? Oh whoops, Gnarls Barkley did that too. Just because it's about weed doesn't mean it can't be interesting or multi-faceted. Just like my commentary on you being condescending is at the same time a question of Cee-Lo's originality when it comes to writing lyrics, an implied notion that Cee-Lo has a conflicted view of drug use, and a fully condescending statement in and of itself.
I think beyond the weed, the song has to do with how we judge each other, as others have said. By stating that Blind Mary doesn't judge him, he implies that everyone else does. But since Blind Mary is a drug and not a person, he's doing one better -- implying that everyone judges everyone and casting doubt on the human experience ("she has never seen the sunshine, yet she's getting along just fine"). So maybe, just maybe, it'd be better for him to lose himself in drug use than to interact with other people ("Do you mind if I follow you?" and "Blind Mary marry me").
Wes Gil, how many songs about cocaine have used the word "line"? Oh whoops, Gnarls Barkley did that too. Just because it's about weed doesn't mean it can't be interesting or multi-faceted. Just like my commentary on you being condescending is at the same time a question of Cee-Lo's originality when it comes to writing lyrics, an implied notion that Cee-Lo has a conflicted view of drug use, and a fully condescending statement in and of itself.
I think beyond the weed, the song has to do with how we judge each other, as others have said. By stating that Blind Mary doesn't judge him, he implies that everyone else does. But since Blind Mary is a drug and not a person, he's doing one better -- implying that everyone judges everyone and casting doubt on the human experience ("she has never seen the sunshine, yet she's getting along just fine"). So maybe, just maybe, it'd be better for him to lose himself in drug use than to interact with other people ("Do you mind if I follow you?" and "Blind Mary marry me").