It doesn't have to be a drug, there are many ways of being a junkie, like parental failures, burdens of the past, problems with relationships. Sometimes people just get stuck to many things in vicious circles that go nowhere, always disappointing the ones they care for since they can't get past the problem, regardless if chemical, psychological, etc.
That's the whole point of a "junkie's promise": They can't promise anything contrary to their addiction (whatever that is), for it won't let them do so. Hence the self-hate and the limited view of others as either "helpers" or people who won't care about them. This concept seems to fit not only Kurt Cobain's story but also that of gratefultsui, or rimiska and melonforecstasy's ideas.
Despite having no lyrics, the ending always felt very sinister to me, like a suicide, a sudden break of the circle. One of the best songs in Washing Machine!
It doesn't have to be a drug, there are many ways of being a junkie, like parental failures, burdens of the past, problems with relationships. Sometimes people just get stuck to many things in vicious circles that go nowhere, always disappointing the ones they care for since they can't get past the problem, regardless if chemical, psychological, etc.
That's the whole point of a "junkie's promise": They can't promise anything contrary to their addiction (whatever that is), for it won't let them do so. Hence the self-hate and the limited view of others as either "helpers" or people who won't care about them. This concept seems to fit not only Kurt Cobain's story but also that of gratefultsui, or rimiska and melonforecstasy's ideas.
Despite having no lyrics, the ending always felt very sinister to me, like a suicide, a sudden break of the circle. One of the best songs in Washing Machine!