Just FYI, the chorus of this song is sung by school children from PS 22 in Staten Island, New York. (A New York City public school.)
The kids are fifth-graders.
With that in mind, it's unlikely that these are overt drug references -- there would be an enormous backlash from the school, the PTA and the parents.
Also unlikely is the explanation that he's talking about ecstasy, since that is a drug associated with the mid-90s rave scene and it's really not a drug that's widely used anymore. The "secret" part also doesn't jibe: When someone is on ecstasy, it's pretty obvious and would be very difficult to hide from people.
Personally, I think the song is about a natural high and natural feelings, but I will agree with some of the people here who think the lyrics may have double meanings and may be alluding to a more low-key drug like certain amphetamines, or even opiates, that result in a feeling of euphoria and are easy to hide. That would also make sense with some of the more regretful lines, where he seems to lament what's happening and what he's doing to himself.
Like any song, it's open to interpretation, but I think any argument that this is an overt drug song has to be taken into consideration with the fact that these are 10-year-olds singing on the chorus and the song was done with the cooperation of teachers at a public school.
I'm gonna agree with you xytophoros. Not about drugs per se.
I'm gonna agree with you xytophoros. Not about drugs per se.
When I listened to this song, it rang with me, for my reasons. I thought it sounded a LOT like somehow surviving the ghetto, surviving drugs, surviving the existence of one's past to get out of an abusive home; in the end of the song he's talking about shaming the family name? well, trust me, in abusive homes, that shaming could be the fact that you flip your parents off and walk out the door, it could be that walk out with a significant other that 'shames' them, anything - to me, this is speaking of breaking out of abuse. But note that I am not saying that's what they meant to say, I am saying it's what I wanted them to be saying.
That's my story, and like the opiate user above, I can totally see where he's coming from, because certainly this song could sing that to someone's soul. Or anything when you come to think of it. That means it is BRILLIANT.
And see? that is the beauty. I agree that it's not overly about drugs, but hey, it could be to someone who needs this song to inspire them to stop. It could be about smoking every morning. It could be about being addicted to your pain pills, it could be about Acid (esp. the part about the citrus, LOL) It could be anything.
Just FYI, the chorus of this song is sung by school children from PS 22 in Staten Island, New York. (A New York City public school.)
The kids are fifth-graders.
With that in mind, it's unlikely that these are overt drug references -- there would be an enormous backlash from the school, the PTA and the parents.
Also unlikely is the explanation that he's talking about ecstasy, since that is a drug associated with the mid-90s rave scene and it's really not a drug that's widely used anymore. The "secret" part also doesn't jibe: When someone is on ecstasy, it's pretty obvious and would be very difficult to hide from people.
Personally, I think the song is about a natural high and natural feelings, but I will agree with some of the people here who think the lyrics may have double meanings and may be alluding to a more low-key drug like certain amphetamines, or even opiates, that result in a feeling of euphoria and are easy to hide. That would also make sense with some of the more regretful lines, where he seems to lament what's happening and what he's doing to himself.
Like any song, it's open to interpretation, but I think any argument that this is an overt drug song has to be taken into consideration with the fact that these are 10-year-olds singing on the chorus and the song was done with the cooperation of teachers at a public school.
I'm gonna agree with you xytophoros. Not about drugs per se.
I'm gonna agree with you xytophoros. Not about drugs per se.
When I listened to this song, it rang with me, for my reasons. I thought it sounded a LOT like somehow surviving the ghetto, surviving drugs, surviving the existence of one's past to get out of an abusive home; in the end of the song he's talking about shaming the family name? well, trust me, in abusive homes, that shaming could be the fact that you flip your parents off and walk out the door, it could be that walk out with a significant other that 'shames' them, anything - to me, this is speaking of breaking out of abuse. But note that I am not saying that's what they meant to say, I am saying it's what I wanted them to be saying.
That's my story, and like the opiate user above, I can totally see where he's coming from, because certainly this song could sing that to someone's soul. Or anything when you come to think of it. That means it is BRILLIANT.
And see? that is the beauty. I agree that it's not overly about drugs, but hey, it could be to someone who needs this song to inspire them to stop. It could be about smoking every morning. It could be about being addicted to your pain pills, it could be about Acid (esp. the part about the citrus, LOL) It could be anything.
That is why this is a masterpiece.