its about a seductive woman who sleeps around, has apparently killed one of her boy toys, and is addicted to heroine. and it IS about heroine, what other meaning could the line "and she drove herself to madness with a silver spoon" mean? and, "see how high she flies" meaning, see how high she gets.
anyway, its got great lyrics, and the song itself is incredible for setting a mood - eerie and sleazy. its energizing but very smooth sounding at the same time.
i think the lyrics should actually read "I know you want to love her" not "I know you want a lover".
@AndreAndre it's called absinthe, which traditionally, You use a silver slotted spoon, with an sugar cube resting on it, pour water over the sugar cube through the slotted spoon to drink it.
Absinthe these days is different to how it used to be, which had a lot more wormwood in it when brewed originally, wormwood contains thujone which is known to make you hallucinate, in witchcraft it's a potent dream herb and also known as a nerve tonic. It can be toxic if drank too often.
Furthermore, this is actually the reference the song writer is making, not heroine at all.
The...
@AndreAndre it's called absinthe, which traditionally, You use a silver slotted spoon, with an sugar cube resting on it, pour water over the sugar cube through the slotted spoon to drink it.
Absinthe these days is different to how it used to be, which had a lot more wormwood in it when brewed originally, wormwood contains thujone which is known to make you hallucinate, in witchcraft it's a potent dream herb and also known as a nerve tonic. It can be toxic if drank too often.
Furthermore, this is actually the reference the song writer is making, not heroine at all.
The Song writer has actually stated that too.
its about a seductive woman who sleeps around, has apparently killed one of her boy toys, and is addicted to heroine. and it IS about heroine, what other meaning could the line "and she drove herself to madness with a silver spoon" mean? and, "see how high she flies" meaning, see how high she gets.
anyway, its got great lyrics, and the song itself is incredible for setting a mood - eerie and sleazy. its energizing but very smooth sounding at the same time.
i think the lyrics should actually read "I know you want to love her" not "I know you want a lover".
@AndreAndre it's called absinthe, which traditionally, You use a silver slotted spoon, with an sugar cube resting on it, pour water over the sugar cube through the slotted spoon to drink it. Absinthe these days is different to how it used to be, which had a lot more wormwood in it when brewed originally, wormwood contains thujone which is known to make you hallucinate, in witchcraft it's a potent dream herb and also known as a nerve tonic. It can be toxic if drank too often. Furthermore, this is actually the reference the song writer is making, not heroine at all. The...
@AndreAndre it's called absinthe, which traditionally, You use a silver slotted spoon, with an sugar cube resting on it, pour water over the sugar cube through the slotted spoon to drink it. Absinthe these days is different to how it used to be, which had a lot more wormwood in it when brewed originally, wormwood contains thujone which is known to make you hallucinate, in witchcraft it's a potent dream herb and also known as a nerve tonic. It can be toxic if drank too often. Furthermore, this is actually the reference the song writer is making, not heroine at all. The Song writer has actually stated that too.