OK, does this sound like a giant screw you to 3DG fans or what? The overt meaning is obviously drugs, but the lyrics can definitely be interpreted to mean music too. People were hooked on 3DGs old sound. I was. It was like an addiction. But with Adam gone and Transit of Venus kinda sucking, people are obviously upset. Matt steps in and says, "Don't worry, I'm here to pick up the slack. I'll make the hurt of losing Adam go away." He becomes the next best thing, and therefore the shoulder we cry on. Apparently we're going to love him until it's over, meaning he's here to stay so get used to it.
Maybe I'm reading too much into it. Maybe it's exactly as shallow as it seems. But frankly, their last great album was One-X, and the commercially biggest song off the album was Pain. Now Matt is saying he's going to be the Pain-killer. To me, this song says, "This is who we are now. It's all you've got, so you can like it or go with nothing."
OK, does this sound like a giant screw you to 3DG fans or what? The overt meaning is obviously drugs, but the lyrics can definitely be interpreted to mean music too. People were hooked on 3DGs old sound. I was. It was like an addiction. But with Adam gone and Transit of Venus kinda sucking, people are obviously upset. Matt steps in and says, "Don't worry, I'm here to pick up the slack. I'll make the hurt of losing Adam go away." He becomes the next best thing, and therefore the shoulder we cry on. Apparently we're going to love him until it's over, meaning he's here to stay so get used to it.
Maybe I'm reading too much into it. Maybe it's exactly as shallow as it seems. But frankly, their last great album was One-X, and the commercially biggest song off the album was Pain. Now Matt is saying he's going to be the Pain-killer. To me, this song says, "This is who we are now. It's all you've got, so you can like it or go with nothing."