i love love love the emotion felt when he screams "have you gone away?". this man is one of a kind.
to me this song is about getting better. being in rehab. wanting to leave at some point as all addicts in recovery do. i've heard some people say the drive to get a carvel cake is a literal one. but, i don't take it as that. i feel like this carvel cake was perhaps some dope.
addicts often come up with crazy stories, lies, scenarios to fool people. i picture him wanting to get high so bad one night in rehab that he's like i'm guna tell these mofos i'm in the mood for some carvel.
never looking in, only out - never seeing himself from someone else's point of view during his addiction.. only seeing it from where he was standing.. which is where everything's fine. this life is normal. the whole i don't have a problem mindset.
now is the time for millions to lose - now, which is a point in time that is always present. which stresses the availability of the moment for addicts to chose to give up their addictions.
never the same since i lost you - he found himself in recovery. he will never be the same person. in a beautiful, refreshing way.
running me out of town - perhaps this means his addiction sent him away from his life as he knew it. no rhcp. no family. no true friends.
wishing the best around would only get off my back - the people trying to help him get better, telling him he needs help again and again and having his best interest at heart are the people he wanted nothing to do with.
heaven receives you and throws you back - he found god and fixed himself. then god threw him back into the world to live his life again
sending a dummy to my god - the person he was in his addicted state was "worthless" for lack of a better word. or maybe this is referring to an overdose
driving to eat a carvel cake - drug run
somewhere you know isn't where you think - i take this as he just lied to the people in charge at rehab and he's like "ha you think you know where i'm going.. i just fooled you."
have you gone away already? - he's talking to himself.. pleading with himself.. like you haven't even given getting better a try.. it hasn't even been long enough for you to make a sound decision to leave. this is something all addicts struggle with in recovery.
all the good times are on their way - life is going to be so awesome once you get through this. stick it out! stick it out! it's going to be worth it.
up and down and that's how energy stays alive - life is awesome. life is shitty. life is amazing. life sucks. that's the way it is. it's the way life works.
and i wouldn't have it any other way. - this man doesn't regret a damn thing. this all happened for a reason. i'm a stronger person from it. bring it on. life. i. love. you.
i love love love the emotion felt when he screams "have you gone away?". this man is one of a kind.
to me this song is about getting better. being in rehab. wanting to leave at some point as all addicts in recovery do. i've heard some people say the drive to get a carvel cake is a literal one. but, i don't take it as that. i feel like this carvel cake was perhaps some dope. addicts often come up with crazy stories, lies, scenarios to fool people. i picture him wanting to get high so bad one night in rehab that he's like i'm guna tell these mofos i'm in the mood for some carvel.
never looking in, only out - never seeing himself from someone else's point of view during his addiction.. only seeing it from where he was standing.. which is where everything's fine. this life is normal. the whole i don't have a problem mindset.
now is the time for millions to lose - now, which is a point in time that is always present. which stresses the availability of the moment for addicts to chose to give up their addictions.
never the same since i lost you - he found himself in recovery. he will never be the same person. in a beautiful, refreshing way.
running me out of town - perhaps this means his addiction sent him away from his life as he knew it. no rhcp. no family. no true friends.
wishing the best around would only get off my back - the people trying to help him get better, telling him he needs help again and again and having his best interest at heart are the people he wanted nothing to do with.
heaven receives you and throws you back - he found god and fixed himself. then god threw him back into the world to live his life again
sending a dummy to my god - the person he was in his addicted state was "worthless" for lack of a better word. or maybe this is referring to an overdose
driving to eat a carvel cake - drug run
somewhere you know isn't where you think - i take this as he just lied to the people in charge at rehab and he's like "ha you think you know where i'm going.. i just fooled you."
have you gone away already? - he's talking to himself.. pleading with himself.. like you haven't even given getting better a try.. it hasn't even been long enough for you to make a sound decision to leave. this is something all addicts struggle with in recovery.
all the good times are on their way - life is going to be so awesome once you get through this. stick it out! stick it out! it's going to be worth it.
up and down and that's how energy stays alive - life is awesome. life is shitty. life is amazing. life sucks. that's the way it is. it's the way life works.
and i wouldn't have it any other way. - this man doesn't regret a damn thing. this all happened for a reason. i'm a stronger person from it. bring it on. life. i. love. you.
f***, do i love this song.