To me this song isn't a general "I'm so different from everyone else" song.
This is a direct point to someone specific. Or so it sounds to me.
The writer/speaker makes a big deal of pointing out that he is not the same as this person he is talking about. This person seems to have laid back while their life passed them by (losing themselves to alcoholism or drug abuse) and the speaker will not do the same. He will chase his dreams until he dies, he will let life happen and move on when it doesn't go the way he wants - unlike whomever he's talking to.
The 'remedy' is whatever crutch that person was using. Whatever numbed them enough to allow their lost dreams and life to just waste away and die. The speaker doesn't want this 'remedy'. He'd rather fight and feel the pain.
To me this song isn't a general "I'm so different from everyone else" song. This is a direct point to someone specific. Or so it sounds to me.
The writer/speaker makes a big deal of pointing out that he is not the same as this person he is talking about. This person seems to have laid back while their life passed them by (losing themselves to alcoholism or drug abuse) and the speaker will not do the same. He will chase his dreams until he dies, he will let life happen and move on when it doesn't go the way he wants - unlike whomever he's talking to.
The 'remedy' is whatever crutch that person was using. Whatever numbed them enough to allow their lost dreams and life to just waste away and die. The speaker doesn't want this 'remedy'. He'd rather fight and feel the pain.