Lyric discussion by SmashingPumpkins500 

Cover art for Down lyrics by Stone Temple Pilots

not about heroin not about marriage not about an ex wife

songs about nothing just pure melody lyrics

and theres nothing wrong with that at all

@SmashingPumpkins500 Actually this one is about running and fighting for his life, literally. Some guys in Paris took him out to the woods and tried to kill him. At least, that's what he said in his autobiography, "Not Dead and Not for Sale." Most of his songs have deep meaning (aside from "Big Bang Baby"). "Sour Girl" is about his divorce from Janina and how he couldn't be there for her because he was on heroin.