All of this can very well be about drug addiction.
Now I propose two possible interpretations: First the dark one; The author metaphorically sings about the stuff he craves. HE is stoned and he shouldn't talk about how great it is. He actually succumbed to his addiction and every moment without it he feels cold and alone. "They" are the people who want to help him and take the drugs away from him, but he doesn't care, he found them anyways and enjoys them. So pretty dark all in all.
Now for the bit nicer one, he's clean, but his girlfriend has the addiction and when she was away doing drugs, or on a rehab, he was lonely. "They" were first kind, and offered her something to help her a bit, get her going, help her study, but then the addiction got out of hand and "they" have took her away from him. He hopes it didn't cause greater problems, but he thinks her heart is still strong enough. So he knows she's doing the wrong thing, but still, when she's high she dances (or "dances") with him and it's even better than normal. SHE is stoned in paradise, he's happy she's with him at least during that time. So not so dark, but really melancholic.
Actually, I think it's a bit of both. If it were JUST about his own addiction, then this part in the first verse :
Actually, I think it's a bit of both. If it were JUST about his own addiction, then this part in the first verse :
"I hope they didn’t get your mind
Your heart is too strong anyway"
"I hope they didn’t get your mind
Your heart is too strong anyway"
wouldn't make sense, since the drugs don't feel and there is little that can be metaphorically called it's heart or mind. On the other hand, if it were JUST about his lover's addiction, this part in the second verse:
wouldn't make sense, since the drugs don't feel and there is little that can be metaphorically called it's heart or mind. On the other hand, if it were JUST about his lover's addiction, this part in the second verse:
"The only thing I feel is pain
Caused by absence of you
Suspense is controlling my mind"
"The only thing I feel is pain
Caused by absence of you
Suspense is controlling my mind"
would make a...
would make a lot less sense, given that it sounds like he's describing addiction. While it could be hyperbole saying he just misses her that much, I don't think so. Additionally, I think you're wrong about "they" being rehab people.
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Here's my interpretation: they are both on drugs. When they dance, stoned in paradise, they're getting high together. "They" refers to the drugs, which used to be "kind" to him, in that they made him feel better, but now the drugs are driving them apart, so he feels lonely because they are metaphorically apart because of the drug high. They are also ruining his life, taking away his ability to feel anything but the pains of withdrawal.
All of this can very well be about drug addiction. Now I propose two possible interpretations: First the dark one; The author metaphorically sings about the stuff he craves. HE is stoned and he shouldn't talk about how great it is. He actually succumbed to his addiction and every moment without it he feels cold and alone. "They" are the people who want to help him and take the drugs away from him, but he doesn't care, he found them anyways and enjoys them. So pretty dark all in all. Now for the bit nicer one, he's clean, but his girlfriend has the addiction and when she was away doing drugs, or on a rehab, he was lonely. "They" were first kind, and offered her something to help her a bit, get her going, help her study, but then the addiction got out of hand and "they" have took her away from him. He hopes it didn't cause greater problems, but he thinks her heart is still strong enough. So he knows she's doing the wrong thing, but still, when she's high she dances (or "dances") with him and it's even better than normal. SHE is stoned in paradise, he's happy she's with him at least during that time. So not so dark, but really melancholic.
Actually, I think it's a bit of both. If it were JUST about his own addiction, then this part in the first verse :
Actually, I think it's a bit of both. If it were JUST about his own addiction, then this part in the first verse :
"I hope they didn’t get your mind Your heart is too strong anyway"
"I hope they didn’t get your mind Your heart is too strong anyway"
wouldn't make sense, since the drugs don't feel and there is little that can be metaphorically called it's heart or mind. On the other hand, if it were JUST about his lover's addiction, this part in the second verse:
wouldn't make sense, since the drugs don't feel and there is little that can be metaphorically called it's heart or mind. On the other hand, if it were JUST about his lover's addiction, this part in the second verse:
"The only thing I feel is pain Caused by absence of you Suspense is controlling my mind"
"The only thing I feel is pain Caused by absence of you Suspense is controlling my mind"
would make a...
would make a lot less sense, given that it sounds like he's describing addiction. While it could be hyperbole saying he just misses her that much, I don't think so. Additionally, I think you're wrong about "they" being rehab people.
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Here's my interpretation: they are both on drugs. When they dance, stoned in paradise, they're getting high together. "They" refers to the drugs, which used to be "kind" to him, in that they made him feel better, but now the drugs are driving them apart, so he feels lonely because they are metaphorically apart because of the drug high. They are also ruining his life, taking away his ability to feel anything but the pains of withdrawal.