hes guilty for all the sins he committed and is still committing. he feels like he cant be saved from what hes done
holy water clouds my thinking: all he can think about is guilt and redemption
sinking low now, keep on drinking: he cant be saved because he still hasnt repented. weiland was an alcoholic long before he did heroin, so the drinking thing makes sense. hes hit rock bottom and he knows its a sin but he still keeps on drinking
down you go, suffer long: this is his conscience telling him hes going to hell for all this and he deserves it
sin make me strong: im not sure about this line. it probably means that even though his sins are evil, theyve made him who he is today
you control me, soul you stole mine: this is kind of obvious. alcohol controls him like any other addiction. he feels like its taken his soul--hes going to hell because of the drinking and he cant even save himself. either that or its stolen his soul as in, its reduced him to a monster that does nothing but get drunk and act like an asshole. hes no longer himself (makes sense with the "sin make me strong" line)
wishful thinking six feet under: he still has hope that he can reform and kick the addiction, but he knows theres no turning back. its almost like hes dead and buried, and still thinking hes got a chance of living
now feel what were my eyes: hes realizing with total horror what hes become and how deluded he is about himself
my sins have made me blind: he can no longer see straight, everythings about sin and addiction
sink into the holes in my eyes: he feels like hes falling or sinking. his loss of sight has caused his downfall
dead by dreaming: hes been living in this dream world and blind to all the reality around him
sleep you steal mine: he cant sleep or feel at peace because he knows hes doomed
pools of cold sweat: scared
hatred burns me: he hates either his addiction or himself for getting addicted, or maybe even God for supposedly not understanding his situation
still shackled to the shadow that followed you: basically restating what he said before--hes stuck to this addiction and itll never end
when you think about it this song is incredibly depressing, especially since things got a whole lot worse for scott with the heroin a few years later. i just hope hes really done with drugs for good now
hes guilty for all the sins he committed and is still committing. he feels like he cant be saved from what hes done
holy water clouds my thinking: all he can think about is guilt and redemption
sinking low now, keep on drinking: he cant be saved because he still hasnt repented. weiland was an alcoholic long before he did heroin, so the drinking thing makes sense. hes hit rock bottom and he knows its a sin but he still keeps on drinking
down you go, suffer long: this is his conscience telling him hes going to hell for all this and he deserves it
sin make me strong: im not sure about this line. it probably means that even though his sins are evil, theyve made him who he is today
you control me, soul you stole mine: this is kind of obvious. alcohol controls him like any other addiction. he feels like its taken his soul--hes going to hell because of the drinking and he cant even save himself. either that or its stolen his soul as in, its reduced him to a monster that does nothing but get drunk and act like an asshole. hes no longer himself (makes sense with the "sin make me strong" line)
wishful thinking six feet under: he still has hope that he can reform and kick the addiction, but he knows theres no turning back. its almost like hes dead and buried, and still thinking hes got a chance of living
now feel what were my eyes: hes realizing with total horror what hes become and how deluded he is about himself
my sins have made me blind: he can no longer see straight, everythings about sin and addiction
sink into the holes in my eyes: he feels like hes falling or sinking. his loss of sight has caused his downfall
dead by dreaming: hes been living in this dream world and blind to all the reality around him
sleep you steal mine: he cant sleep or feel at peace because he knows hes doomed
pools of cold sweat: scared
hatred burns me: he hates either his addiction or himself for getting addicted, or maybe even God for supposedly not understanding his situation
still shackled to the shadow that followed you: basically restating what he said before--hes stuck to this addiction and itll never end
when you think about it this song is incredibly depressing, especially since things got a whole lot worse for scott with the heroin a few years later. i just hope hes really done with drugs for good now