I like how the song puts you on the wrong the foot from the start, as you're thinking from the lyrics the outsider wants to understand the addict to be able to help him/her. As the lyrics progress, slowly you'll see that there is not much compassion for the addict, as he's being harshly judged which suggests total lack of understanding.
In the end it's not so much about the addict, but about the outsider looking at the addict as a threat to him/herself, never being able to bridge that gap from being the outsider to being a friend to able to help. The outsider might even be in a worse state than the addict, as he only cares about him/herself and the addict is a nuisance.
"if your drama proves sincere" so if the addict is actually telling the truth, and therefore NOT lying to himself, "do it somewhere far away from here", the outsider don't care if the addict kills himself as long as he/her is not bothered anymore by the addict.
sarcasm Thanks outsider for your help and understanding! /sarcasm
just look at your own life, most people are like this.
@ahlmann I seriously doubt that anyone will read this being at the last comment was made like eight years ago but who knows I hope you guys do come across this. I’m guessing by a lot of the responses there aren’t very many addicts or alcoholics responding to what this song is about or this entire album for that matter. School is out in case you notice the 13th step is a term used in both alcoholics anonymous. 13th stepping is not sanction or suggested by either NA or AA & in most cases highly frowned upon. With the 13th...
@ahlmann I seriously doubt that anyone will read this being at the last comment was made like eight years ago but who knows I hope you guys do come across this. I’m guessing by a lot of the responses there aren’t very many addicts or alcoholics responding to what this song is about or this entire album for that matter. School is out in case you notice the 13th step is a term used in both alcoholics anonymous. 13th stepping is not sanction or suggested by either NA or AA & in most cases highly frowned upon. With the 13th separation is someone who goes to meetings looking for vulnerable people to have sex with. They are fucking scumbags and they can literally derail someone who’s trying to help themselves get better. With this song is about it’s not an outsider looking in this is the inner monologue of a drug addict full of self-doubt who knows exactly where he’s gonna end up; right back where he …Anybody have a guess? It’s not where he started, it’s not where he ended, it’s right where he is and has been; Not wanting to live not wanting to die not knowing what the fuck to do. The line at the very end you think is the cruelest & the meanest is actually the one with the most hope of any other line In the song. By the way throughout this song the person is neither high nor sober they are simply abstaining white knuckle abstention it fucking sucks! Who is the outsider the outsider is himself & doesn’t recognize this person Other than to know that it’s himself but this inner shit what the fuck is this stuff going on I don’t know this is new it’s real new and it’s freaking me the fuck out! I know what I’m like when I’m high I have a memory of what I’m like when I’m sober but who the fuck is this and How do I get here so fast every time I get sober then fuck up I end up back here faster than the time before and the time before that and time for that what is with the cycle this vicious fucking cycle? Do it somewhere far away from here is not reference to a place reference to a state of mind in a state of being In a state of chaos not even fit to kill himself who is he even killing in the first place and I don’t want to kill anyone I don’t want to die let me think about this we get away from where I’m at right now let me make sense of this let me get far away from how I feel right now and the first thing I Gotta do is be still if I’m right back here again it must mean I’ve been here before this shits not working anymore this drugs booze this sex the gambling this anger this rage is eating this Lonely does this need to constantly work the fuck out this need to constantly had the best of everything this this fucking shit but every fucking human being is susceptible to Which means I’m not as hopeless as I thought what does that shit is fucking people always say they say the same shit over and over and over again drives me fucking nuts but I do that why would they say that I was easy does it take your time time takes time why did they say that stuff again and again and again fucking mantra what are you trying to remind themselves slow down give yourself some time you’re grateful give yourself some grace show yourself for forgiveness not ready for that self love shit I don’t even know what that looks likel…. I’ll worry about that when I get there before you know it you’ll be halfway there no you’ll be amazed before you’re halfway there … I can do halfway if I go all Lynn I can go halfway well that’s my addiction talk if I turn that shit around and give it half the effort maybe I should find somewhere knows about this shit……Please forgive me for going on a massive tangent there but that from what I remember was the way I sounded to myself all the time 11 1/2 years ago this fucking album saved my goddamn life and it’s still does. You might think we talk about this album amongst ourselves all the time I have never talked about this album with anyone addicted to drugs alcohol or anything it would be pointless they know exactly what it’s about Just like I know what it’s about just like how sometimes the shit that meant one thing one day means something different the next. The words never change but the message sure as hell can. Man makes plans and God laughs I’m agnostic by the way but that still means something to me. Anyway I’m gonna shut the fuck up after this. MJK does not get enough credit for this fucking album He is not an addict of any kind he’s around a lot of them might make for a good Al-Anon member. If you ever seen a perfect circle pool or Puscifer you’ve heard him say when I’m going to say and do it he tells you this all the time observe, interpret, and report that’s what he does and it’s your job to do the same make your own conclusion but you got to be there first you got to be present observe take what the messenger is sending you and interpret however you choose to interpret is your message now the pass on to the next person report What do you do next and do it all over again be good to each other stay well don’t get Covid Do you get the vaccination anyone comes across this can years from now like I did today say something from the future will be your voice in the past
I like how the song puts you on the wrong the foot from the start, as you're thinking from the lyrics the outsider wants to understand the addict to be able to help him/her. As the lyrics progress, slowly you'll see that there is not much compassion for the addict, as he's being harshly judged which suggests total lack of understanding.
In the end it's not so much about the addict, but about the outsider looking at the addict as a threat to him/herself, never being able to bridge that gap from being the outsider to being a friend to able to help. The outsider might even be in a worse state than the addict, as he only cares about him/herself and the addict is a nuisance.
"if your drama proves sincere" so if the addict is actually telling the truth, and therefore NOT lying to himself, "do it somewhere far away from here", the outsider don't care if the addict kills himself as long as he/her is not bothered anymore by the addict.
sarcasm Thanks outsider for your help and understanding! /sarcasm
just look at your own life, most people are like this.
@ahlmann "just look at your own life, most people are like this."
@ahlmann "just look at your own life, most people are like this."
Just look at this comment section! :D
Just look at this comment section! :D
@ahlmann I seriously doubt that anyone will read this being at the last comment was made like eight years ago but who knows I hope you guys do come across this. I’m guessing by a lot of the responses there aren’t very many addicts or alcoholics responding to what this song is about or this entire album for that matter. School is out in case you notice the 13th step is a term used in both alcoholics anonymous. 13th stepping is not sanction or suggested by either NA or AA & in most cases highly frowned upon. With the 13th...
@ahlmann I seriously doubt that anyone will read this being at the last comment was made like eight years ago but who knows I hope you guys do come across this. I’m guessing by a lot of the responses there aren’t very many addicts or alcoholics responding to what this song is about or this entire album for that matter. School is out in case you notice the 13th step is a term used in both alcoholics anonymous. 13th stepping is not sanction or suggested by either NA or AA & in most cases highly frowned upon. With the 13th separation is someone who goes to meetings looking for vulnerable people to have sex with. They are fucking scumbags and they can literally derail someone who’s trying to help themselves get better. With this song is about it’s not an outsider looking in this is the inner monologue of a drug addict full of self-doubt who knows exactly where he’s gonna end up; right back where he …Anybody have a guess? It’s not where he started, it’s not where he ended, it’s right where he is and has been; Not wanting to live not wanting to die not knowing what the fuck to do. The line at the very end you think is the cruelest & the meanest is actually the one with the most hope of any other line In the song. By the way throughout this song the person is neither high nor sober they are simply abstaining white knuckle abstention it fucking sucks! Who is the outsider the outsider is himself & doesn’t recognize this person Other than to know that it’s himself but this inner shit what the fuck is this stuff going on I don’t know this is new it’s real new and it’s freaking me the fuck out! I know what I’m like when I’m high I have a memory of what I’m like when I’m sober but who the fuck is this and How do I get here so fast every time I get sober then fuck up I end up back here faster than the time before and the time before that and time for that what is with the cycle this vicious fucking cycle? Do it somewhere far away from here is not reference to a place reference to a state of mind in a state of being In a state of chaos not even fit to kill himself who is he even killing in the first place and I don’t want to kill anyone I don’t want to die let me think about this we get away from where I’m at right now let me make sense of this let me get far away from how I feel right now and the first thing I Gotta do is be still if I’m right back here again it must mean I’ve been here before this shits not working anymore this drugs booze this sex the gambling this anger this rage is eating this Lonely does this need to constantly work the fuck out this need to constantly had the best of everything this this fucking shit but every fucking human being is susceptible to Which means I’m not as hopeless as I thought what does that shit is fucking people always say they say the same shit over and over and over again drives me fucking nuts but I do that why would they say that I was easy does it take your time time takes time why did they say that stuff again and again and again fucking mantra what are you trying to remind themselves slow down give yourself some time you’re grateful give yourself some grace show yourself for forgiveness not ready for that self love shit I don’t even know what that looks likel…. I’ll worry about that when I get there before you know it you’ll be halfway there no you’ll be amazed before you’re halfway there … I can do halfway if I go all Lynn I can go halfway well that’s my addiction talk if I turn that shit around and give it half the effort maybe I should find somewhere knows about this shit……Please forgive me for going on a massive tangent there but that from what I remember was the way I sounded to myself all the time 11 1/2 years ago this fucking album saved my goddamn life and it’s still does. You might think we talk about this album amongst ourselves all the time I have never talked about this album with anyone addicted to drugs alcohol or anything it would be pointless they know exactly what it’s about Just like I know what it’s about just like how sometimes the shit that meant one thing one day means something different the next. The words never change but the message sure as hell can. Man makes plans and God laughs I’m agnostic by the way but that still means something to me. Anyway I’m gonna shut the fuck up after this. MJK does not get enough credit for this fucking album He is not an addict of any kind he’s around a lot of them might make for a good Al-Anon member. If you ever seen a perfect circle pool or Puscifer you’ve heard him say when I’m going to say and do it he tells you this all the time observe, interpret, and report that’s what he does and it’s your job to do the same make your own conclusion but you got to be there first you got to be present observe take what the messenger is sending you and interpret however you choose to interpret is your message now the pass on to the next person report What do you do next and do it all over again be good to each other stay well don’t get Covid Do you get the vaccination anyone comes across this can years from now like I did today say something from the future will be your voice in the past