Ponderosa Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Appers66 

Cover art for Ponderosa lyrics by Tricky

Okay, after a little bit of listening to it, I'd say the song's about hedonism and how much it leaves someone empty and unfulfilled. There's a lot of references to drink (drink til I'm drunk) and drugs (liquid lino), and very little positive about them- there's the weeping "wino"- a nice way of saying "drunk"- and she "drowns herself in sorrow". The part where they take her outside with "scars to show my rage" seem to be about her getting off her face and starting fights and getting kicked out. All and all, it's about the people who go out and binge drink and "smoke til I'm senseless" and how it never seems enough.