this song is overanalyzed. he's lonely, he smokes pot to relieve his pain, he can't get over rejection, is isolated, puts on a front in the daytime like he's cool, but when night comes his pain, madness, and lack of peace haunts him. i feel the same. drugs are not the answer i know by experience.
There is always a first, literal meaning, which is the one you describe. But good lyrics always have more than that, and these lyrics are good. Some books that were written hundreds of years ago are still being debated about what is actually meant, so don't be so easy on interpreting lyrics. So many people overlook important details and fail at getting what is really meant. For my part, I believe Cudi thinks drugs are not the answer, but it's the only answer that makes "sense" to him. You only state what, but you don't state why. See, when you...
There is always a first, literal meaning, which is the one you describe. But good lyrics always have more than that, and these lyrics are good. Some books that were written hundreds of years ago are still being debated about what is actually meant, so don't be so easy on interpreting lyrics. So many people overlook important details and fail at getting what is really meant. For my part, I believe Cudi thinks drugs are not the answer, but it's the only answer that makes "sense" to him. You only state what, but you don't state why. See, when you raise different points, it brings people to think more deeply.
this song is overanalyzed. he's lonely, he smokes pot to relieve his pain, he can't get over rejection, is isolated, puts on a front in the daytime like he's cool, but when night comes his pain, madness, and lack of peace haunts him. i feel the same. drugs are not the answer i know by experience.
There is always a first, literal meaning, which is the one you describe. But good lyrics always have more than that, and these lyrics are good. Some books that were written hundreds of years ago are still being debated about what is actually meant, so don't be so easy on interpreting lyrics. So many people overlook important details and fail at getting what is really meant. For my part, I believe Cudi thinks drugs are not the answer, but it's the only answer that makes "sense" to him. You only state what, but you don't state why. See, when you...
There is always a first, literal meaning, which is the one you describe. But good lyrics always have more than that, and these lyrics are good. Some books that were written hundreds of years ago are still being debated about what is actually meant, so don't be so easy on interpreting lyrics. So many people overlook important details and fail at getting what is really meant. For my part, I believe Cudi thinks drugs are not the answer, but it's the only answer that makes "sense" to him. You only state what, but you don't state why. See, when you raise different points, it brings people to think more deeply.