I saw it as having to do with the sense of fatalism that comes with addiction. Like, some people will point to the story of a great hero or artist who died of an OD, and use it as an example of a tragedy that could be prevented by saying no to drugs. But if you're addicted or have an addictive personality, you hear the story and think "well, if it killed a great like him, what chance do I have?"
I think that also resonates with the concept of the album as a whole, growing up in an abusive and dysfunctional family. I think the speaker in the song is pretty much writing himself off as not having a chance to be any different from the previous generation.
I saw it as having to do with the sense of fatalism that comes with addiction. Like, some people will point to the story of a great hero or artist who died of an OD, and use it as an example of a tragedy that could be prevented by saying no to drugs. But if you're addicted or have an addictive personality, you hear the story and think "well, if it killed a great like him, what chance do I have?"
I think that also resonates with the concept of the album as a whole, growing up in an abusive and dysfunctional family. I think the speaker in the song is pretty much writing himself off as not having a chance to be any different from the previous generation.