I happened to come here cause I've been thinking about this song; I haven't even listened to it for a while. I just wanted to say that anyone who's had a dope prob will get this song more than anybody. In fact, I think you have to have been a user to really recognize it.
A few people have also mentioned it. Reefers, who just posted, said exactly what I think, and it's somewhat of a coincidence. Here I am, about 9 months sober, a musician, and every night I think about how I lack the motivation to pick up the guitar and be inspired to write something. That's what led me to think about the song.
Anyway, imo this song describes EXACTLY what it's like to be a heroin addict, and experiencing one of those countless and inevitable days where your habit has confined you to your bed, unwilling and unable to do anything save get high. Brad wrote this in a way that it could be interpreted as something else, like any good songwriter does, but if you have any knowledge of what heroine does to people then you'll know it's a mistake to ignore this. Addiction dominates your life, and if he wrote this after he got addicted, it's a safe bet that he was thinking about it all the time, and experiencing severe depression and probably lack of motivation. The pain alone will keep you in bed. Once you've been an addict, things lose their luster.
I got into Sublime when I was like 12 so I never thought about this back then. Sublime has always been one of my favorite bands, and I always associated their songs with chilling out and having a good time. I think as I got older though and listened to the lyrics more, I realize there's a kind of tragic feeling in even the happy songs. When I think about it, pretty much all the songs have a bittersweet emotion, even if they sound upbeat. It's just the sound he loved and the feeling he was going for, though his life was in disarray.
I think if everyone really wants to get to the deeper meaning behind this song (and there most probably is one), they have to take Brad's life into account. We know from all his songs that he wrote about his experiences or things that inspired him. He also wrote a lot about his habit. It's probably what caused him to feel this way, but that doesn't mean it isn't a universal emotion we all feel. That's why everyone can relate to it.
I happened to come here cause I've been thinking about this song; I haven't even listened to it for a while. I just wanted to say that anyone who's had a dope prob will get this song more than anybody. In fact, I think you have to have been a user to really recognize it.
A few people have also mentioned it. Reefers, who just posted, said exactly what I think, and it's somewhat of a coincidence. Here I am, about 9 months sober, a musician, and every night I think about how I lack the motivation to pick up the guitar and be inspired to write something. That's what led me to think about the song.
Anyway, imo this song describes EXACTLY what it's like to be a heroin addict, and experiencing one of those countless and inevitable days where your habit has confined you to your bed, unwilling and unable to do anything save get high. Brad wrote this in a way that it could be interpreted as something else, like any good songwriter does, but if you have any knowledge of what heroine does to people then you'll know it's a mistake to ignore this. Addiction dominates your life, and if he wrote this after he got addicted, it's a safe bet that he was thinking about it all the time, and experiencing severe depression and probably lack of motivation. The pain alone will keep you in bed. Once you've been an addict, things lose their luster.
I got into Sublime when I was like 12 so I never thought about this back then. Sublime has always been one of my favorite bands, and I always associated their songs with chilling out and having a good time. I think as I got older though and listened to the lyrics more, I realize there's a kind of tragic feeling in even the happy songs. When I think about it, pretty much all the songs have a bittersweet emotion, even if they sound upbeat. It's just the sound he loved and the feeling he was going for, though his life was in disarray.
I think if everyone really wants to get to the deeper meaning behind this song (and there most probably is one), they have to take Brad's life into account. We know from all his songs that he wrote about his experiences or things that inspired him. He also wrote a lot about his habit. It's probably what caused him to feel this way, but that doesn't mean it isn't a universal emotion we all feel. That's why everyone can relate to it.