Velvet Underground songs overall aren't too hard to interpret -- the thing that I love about their lyrics are more the deeper implications behind the song's rather straight-forward lyrics. Why did they make a song about four kids killing themselves on drugs? It is just complete self-awareness. They are dying through their choice of drug, through their lifestyle -- and the self-hatred and equal indifference just resonates through so much of their music.
I can't believe there aren't more comments on this song. It's definitely about heroin. Pretty much all of the lyrics seem to make a reference to it, especially,
I can't believe there aren't more comments on this song. It's definitely about heroin. Pretty much all of the lyrics seem to make a reference to it, especially,
"Marguerita Passion had to get her fix
She wasn't well, she was getting sick
Went to sell her soul, she wasn't high"
"Marguerita Passion had to get her fix
She wasn't well, she was getting sick
Went to sell her soul, she wasn't high"
And, the reference to Seasick Sarah. When you don't get your opiate (heroin, morphine, what have you) fix, you get very, very sick. I used to do it...serious shit. But hey, it makes every heroin reference by the Velvet Underground and Elliott Smith make so much more sense--you...
And, the reference to Seasick Sarah. When you don't get your opiate (heroin, morphine, what have you) fix, you get very, very sick. I used to do it...serious shit. But hey, it makes every heroin reference by the Velvet Underground and Elliott Smith make so much more sense--you won't understand until you do it.
Velvet Underground songs overall aren't too hard to interpret -- the thing that I love about their lyrics are more the deeper implications behind the song's rather straight-forward lyrics. Why did they make a song about four kids killing themselves on drugs? It is just complete self-awareness. They are dying through their choice of drug, through their lifestyle -- and the self-hatred and equal indifference just resonates through so much of their music.
I can't believe there aren't more comments on this song. It's definitely about heroin. Pretty much all of the lyrics seem to make a reference to it, especially,
I can't believe there aren't more comments on this song. It's definitely about heroin. Pretty much all of the lyrics seem to make a reference to it, especially,
"Marguerita Passion had to get her fix She wasn't well, she was getting sick Went to sell her soul, she wasn't high"
"Marguerita Passion had to get her fix She wasn't well, she was getting sick Went to sell her soul, she wasn't high"
And, the reference to Seasick Sarah. When you don't get your opiate (heroin, morphine, what have you) fix, you get very, very sick. I used to do it...serious shit. But hey, it makes every heroin reference by the Velvet Underground and Elliott Smith make so much more sense--you...
And, the reference to Seasick Sarah. When you don't get your opiate (heroin, morphine, what have you) fix, you get very, very sick. I used to do it...serious shit. But hey, it makes every heroin reference by the Velvet Underground and Elliott Smith make so much more sense--you won't understand until you do it.
At justshootingstar. Don't talk rubbish. I understand completely and I have never touched heroin or anything similar.
At justshootingstar. Don't talk rubbish. I understand completely and I have never touched heroin or anything similar.