I believe this is song is about finding yourself in an unfamiliar and unplanned situation where you feel outside the normal bounds of experience.
"Inside you're burnin' I can see clear through
Your eyes tell more than you mean them to
Lit up and flashin' like the reds and blues
Out there on the neon avenue"
Quite honestly how one would feel after taking a strong dose of lsd and having a tiny bit of trouble breaking through ego death and floating on to the winds of the ever changing experience that results thereof. Feeling like a stranger could mean anything, but I believe it most likely refers to the feeling of altered awareness in a setting where bad vibes can shoot out at you from any direction. Yet this song is incredibly smooth and guiding to the listener and perhaps the dead intended this to help guide people through the 8-12 hr psychedelic experience they unexpectedly found themselves submerged in.
I believe this is song is about finding yourself in an unfamiliar and unplanned situation where you feel outside the normal bounds of experience.
"Inside you're burnin' I can see clear through Your eyes tell more than you mean them to Lit up and flashin' like the reds and blues Out there on the neon avenue"
Quite honestly how one would feel after taking a strong dose of lsd and having a tiny bit of trouble breaking through ego death and floating on to the winds of the ever changing experience that results thereof. Feeling like a stranger could mean anything, but I believe it most likely refers to the feeling of altered awareness in a setting where bad vibes can shoot out at you from any direction. Yet this song is incredibly smooth and guiding to the listener and perhaps the dead intended this to help guide people through the 8-12 hr psychedelic experience they unexpectedly found themselves submerged in.