This song to me has always struck me as a battle against drugs, overcoming and surmounting it. "There's something in the air but I know IT CAN'T CARRY ME; means the addiction to cocain, the high and the rush, but the realization that the high won't take him through life and that it will crash against the shore like all great 'wave rides' do. Interesting enough, the song uses the concept of a beach and waves. The problems grow as he's ready to have opportunity (The world is on my door step). He gets help and wins the battle..."There's something in the air but I know it WON'T carry me down" If not drugs, then good vs evil or both. This is such a GREAT and under rated song.
This song to me has always struck me as a battle against drugs, overcoming and surmounting it. "There's something in the air but I know IT CAN'T CARRY ME; means the addiction to cocain, the high and the rush, but the realization that the high won't take him through life and that it will crash against the shore like all great 'wave rides' do. Interesting enough, the song uses the concept of a beach and waves. The problems grow as he's ready to have opportunity (The world is on my door step). He gets help and wins the battle..."There's something in the air but I know it WON'T carry me down" If not drugs, then good vs evil or both. This is such a GREAT and under rated song.