In many of his songs Pete freely associates thoughts and actual memories. Most of his songs are emotionally consistent rather than rationally. This song could be a (fictional) conversation mixing thoughts and memories. The verses would be what Pete says and the chorus could represent what is said to him.
Pete is generally considered to be rather intelligent and it is quite common for intelligent people to be susceptible to drug addiction out of a general dissatisfaction with life rather than due specific personal problems or events.
Pete's "I want love, I want it all" may refer to a longing for a degree of emotional fulfillment that is unrealistic to achieve and therefore drove him to the use of drugs to satisfy this desire. The conversation partner, talking to him about his drug problem, then confronts him with "The life that you wanted was not in store, you're alone in the dark once again." "My love" as well as the friend in "When it suits you, you're a friend of mine" would refer to his conversation partner.
Pete could also be talking to himself, the chorus representing his thoughts about himself during a moment of contemplation. Then "My love" would refer to the drugs and the friend would be he himself.
The song is co-authored by Patrick Walden. But that doesn't make a statement about how much Patrick has influenced the song. Maybe he only contributed a line, but the song may as well be his altogether and Pete no more than helped him a little. Then we'd be all wrong.
In many of his songs Pete freely associates thoughts and actual memories. Most of his songs are emotionally consistent rather than rationally. This song could be a (fictional) conversation mixing thoughts and memories. The verses would be what Pete says and the chorus could represent what is said to him.
Pete is generally considered to be rather intelligent and it is quite common for intelligent people to be susceptible to drug addiction out of a general dissatisfaction with life rather than due specific personal problems or events.
Pete's "I want love, I want it all" may refer to a longing for a degree of emotional fulfillment that is unrealistic to achieve and therefore drove him to the use of drugs to satisfy this desire. The conversation partner, talking to him about his drug problem, then confronts him with "The life that you wanted was not in store, you're alone in the dark once again." "My love" as well as the friend in "When it suits you, you're a friend of mine" would refer to his conversation partner.
Pete could also be talking to himself, the chorus representing his thoughts about himself during a moment of contemplation. Then "My love" would refer to the drugs and the friend would be he himself.
The song is co-authored by Patrick Walden. But that doesn't make a statement about how much Patrick has influenced the song. Maybe he only contributed a line, but the song may as well be his altogether and Pete no more than helped him a little. Then we'd be all wrong.
from what i know, pat wrote the chorus and most of the song
from what i know, pat wrote the chorus and most of the song