I think that it's not about suicide. It's about heroin addiction. "One day he showed me some marks on his arms in a line" is about the heroin needle marks, not slash marks. That's why he asks, "Do you think those freckles will stay?" He's hiding the marks on his arm that are from the heroin needle from a loved one, "I don't think she will see".
I agree with it being about heroin addicts. The first verse and the "freckles" refrain is about track marks.
If you want to read more into that interpretation, popsicles are something commonly craved by heroin addicts, especially when they are between fixes or trying to kick.
I agree with it being about heroin addicts. The first verse and the "freckles" refrain is about track marks.
If you want to read more into that interpretation, popsicles are something commonly craved by heroin addicts, especially when they are between fixes or trying to kick.
I think that it's not about suicide. It's about heroin addiction. "One day he showed me some marks on his arms in a line" is about the heroin needle marks, not slash marks. That's why he asks, "Do you think those freckles will stay?" He's hiding the marks on his arm that are from the heroin needle from a loved one, "I don't think she will see".
I agree with it being about heroin addicts. The first verse and the "freckles" refrain is about track marks. If you want to read more into that interpretation, popsicles are something commonly craved by heroin addicts, especially when they are between fixes or trying to kick.
I agree with it being about heroin addicts. The first verse and the "freckles" refrain is about track marks. If you want to read more into that interpretation, popsicles are something commonly craved by heroin addicts, especially when they are between fixes or trying to kick.