Note that in the chorus the narrator is speaking to himself. Rather than "crying alone" and "cold as a dying stone", the narrator is telling himself to do something positive with his life (i.e. "paint a picture of roses").
In retrospect, maybe he's asking for help. He finds he can't find a way to help himself until he discovers the wisdom of the medicine main (perhaps a psych doc?). But anyway, note the theme of curing pain with positive actions. Also note that the vocalist repeats the word "do" several times after talking about accomplishing positive actions.
In retrospect, maybe he's asking for help. He finds he can't find a way to help himself until he discovers the wisdom of the medicine main (perhaps a psych doc?). But anyway, note the theme of curing pain with positive actions. Also note that the vocalist repeats the word "do" several times after talking about accomplishing positive actions.
Note that in the chorus the narrator is speaking to himself. Rather than "crying alone" and "cold as a dying stone", the narrator is telling himself to do something positive with his life (i.e. "paint a picture of roses").
Wisdom is the narrator's medicine man.
In retrospect, maybe he's asking for help. He finds he can't find a way to help himself until he discovers the wisdom of the medicine main (perhaps a psych doc?). But anyway, note the theme of curing pain with positive actions. Also note that the vocalist repeats the word "do" several times after talking about accomplishing positive actions.
In retrospect, maybe he's asking for help. He finds he can't find a way to help himself until he discovers the wisdom of the medicine main (perhaps a psych doc?). But anyway, note the theme of curing pain with positive actions. Also note that the vocalist repeats the word "do" several times after talking about accomplishing positive actions.