"Every second is a lifetime,
And every minute more brings you closer to god,
And you see nothing but the red lights,
You let your body burn like never before"
when you're on drugs you have no perception of time and space. And if they're strong they can be very dangerous, so they "bring you closer to God" (if you know what I mean). The rest of the verse is always about how you feel on drugs.
"Turn away, turn away, close your eyes, you can runaway"
Being on drugs makes him feel so light and free, he uninhibitedly does random things such as spinning round, with eyes closed, and running somewhere far (maybe not even for real, but just in his imagination).
"It's not enough"
I think that's clear. He wants more.
"And it feels better than love"
"Does it feel better than love?"
When I first heard this line I immediately thought of Trainspotting, 1993 film about drugs and drug addicts (if someone hasn't seen it, I highly recommend to). In this movie there's a line, talking about heroin, that says that it is "better than sex". So I think the speaker's asking himself if that drug trip of his is actually better than love, with the following thought
"so what is love?"
cause seeing the marvellousness and awesomeness of it he probably doesn't get why people still prefer "love" to drugs. Maybe he doesn't really know what IS love?
The rest of the lyrics are basically just images of his psychedelic and amazing trip.
i think you pretty much hit the nail on the head, although i think the "Turn away, turn away, close your eyes, you can runaway" bit is actually about him trying to fight the addiction, and give them up, or 'run away,' but, as it says; "it's not enough" :(
i think you pretty much hit the nail on the head, although i think the "Turn away, turn away, close your eyes, you can runaway" bit is actually about him trying to fight the addiction, and give them up, or 'run away,' but, as it says; "it's not enough" :(
First thing that came up in my mind was: drugs.
"Every second is a lifetime, And every minute more brings you closer to god, And you see nothing but the red lights, You let your body burn like never before" when you're on drugs you have no perception of time and space. And if they're strong they can be very dangerous, so they "bring you closer to God" (if you know what I mean). The rest of the verse is always about how you feel on drugs.
"Turn away, turn away, close your eyes, you can runaway" Being on drugs makes him feel so light and free, he uninhibitedly does random things such as spinning round, with eyes closed, and running somewhere far (maybe not even for real, but just in his imagination).
"It's not enough" I think that's clear. He wants more.
"And it feels better than love" "Does it feel better than love?" When I first heard this line I immediately thought of Trainspotting, 1993 film about drugs and drug addicts (if someone hasn't seen it, I highly recommend to). In this movie there's a line, talking about heroin, that says that it is "better than sex". So I think the speaker's asking himself if that drug trip of his is actually better than love, with the following thought "so what is love?" cause seeing the marvellousness and awesomeness of it he probably doesn't get why people still prefer "love" to drugs. Maybe he doesn't really know what IS love?
The rest of the lyrics are basically just images of his psychedelic and amazing trip.
i think you pretty much hit the nail on the head, although i think the "Turn away, turn away, close your eyes, you can runaway" bit is actually about him trying to fight the addiction, and give them up, or 'run away,' but, as it says; "it's not enough" :(
i think you pretty much hit the nail on the head, although i think the "Turn away, turn away, close your eyes, you can runaway" bit is actually about him trying to fight the addiction, and give them up, or 'run away,' but, as it says; "it's not enough" :(