I'm not convinced it's meant to link to the Eurythmics track like that, but, it's certainly possible. To me, this song sounds like someone who's come to a "turning point" in their life -- most likely something like moving away from home to college, or somesuch -- and is reassuring an old friend ("Annie") that, while they're taking in new experiences and doing things they'd never have done before (sex, drugs, etc), they haven't really "lost [their] mind" and they've "got control" of the situation that is their new life.
It's either a ballad of personal strength against the woes of peer pressure, or a depressing look at addiction from the mind of the addicted, I think. All depends on whether you believe the Narrator, or the apparent accusations of "Annie".
I'm not convinced it's meant to link to the Eurythmics track like that, but, it's certainly possible. To me, this song sounds like someone who's come to a "turning point" in their life -- most likely something like moving away from home to college, or somesuch -- and is reassuring an old friend ("Annie") that, while they're taking in new experiences and doing things they'd never have done before (sex, drugs, etc), they haven't really "lost [their] mind" and they've "got control" of the situation that is their new life.
It's either a ballad of personal strength against the woes of peer pressure, or a depressing look at addiction from the mind of the addicted, I think. All depends on whether you believe the Narrator, or the apparent accusations of "Annie".