This song, as with many Spiritualized songs in general, uses polyphonic production to convey a sort of insanity. The lyrics, I agree, are quite straightforwardly about opiate addiction. But you can’t forget the power of the music to convey part of the meaning.
I think the quasi-religious and triumphant music from the chorus onwards conveys redemption, recovery, and confrontation of the shit Johnny’s got himself into.
This song, as with many Spiritualized songs in general, uses polyphonic production to convey a sort of insanity. The lyrics, I agree, are quite straightforwardly about opiate addiction. But you can’t forget the power of the music to convey part of the meaning.
I think the quasi-religious and triumphant music from the chorus onwards conveys redemption, recovery, and confrontation of the shit Johnny’s got himself into.