Yes, the lyrics are truncated. okiraan got them all there in his post. And yes, it is most definitely about a set of lovers who are in the throes of heroin addiction. She would only whore herself out to help score dope for the both of them, but one day she did too much and died right there in the bed. That's the color of her skin as she dies...pink turns to blue, and he don't know what to do.
I obviously agree, it's a lamentation of a heroin addict whose girlfriend has overdosed and died. It also ties into the Zen Arcade narrative, as we're meant to believe the protagonist is the heroin addict.
I obviously agree, it's a lamentation of a heroin addict whose girlfriend has overdosed and died. It also ties into the Zen Arcade narrative, as we're meant to believe the protagonist is the heroin addict.
Yes, the lyrics are truncated. okiraan got them all there in his post. And yes, it is most definitely about a set of lovers who are in the throes of heroin addiction. She would only whore herself out to help score dope for the both of them, but one day she did too much and died right there in the bed. That's the color of her skin as she dies...pink turns to blue, and he don't know what to do.
I obviously agree, it's a lamentation of a heroin addict whose girlfriend has overdosed and died. It also ties into the Zen Arcade narrative, as we're meant to believe the protagonist is the heroin addict.
I obviously agree, it's a lamentation of a heroin addict whose girlfriend has overdosed and died. It also ties into the Zen Arcade narrative, as we're meant to believe the protagonist is the heroin addict.