Some Weird Sin by Iggy Pop- The general message of the song is about three things: anxiety, rejection (or dispossession/displacement) and drug use. This album was made while Iggy Pop and David Bowie looked to Berlin to minimized their drug use. In essence, the song is about struggling with addiction while living with the stigma of being a social outcast. Here is a detailed summary:
Well, I never got my license to live
They won't give it up
So I stand at the world's edge:
-Iggy never had much of a chance at life. He went to school with some of the wealthiest people, but was poor in comparison.
I'm trying to break in
Oh, I know it's not for me
And the sight of it all
Makes me sad and ill
That's when I want- Some Weird Sin:
-Iggy realizes he will never be mainstream as his wealthy counterparts. It makes him feel "sad and ill" (possible a reference to Heroin withdrawals). This is when he wants a "weird sin" - which can only be interpreted as Heroin because of the following stanza-----
Things get too straight
I can't bear it
I feel stuck, stuck on a pin:
-Iggy feels sober and can't take the reality sobriety presents. So he feels stuck, anxious to leave the situation like he is on the a pin- yet the pin may be a metaphor for his immobility as well as heroin use.
I'm trying to break in
Oh, I know it's not for me
But the sight of it all
Makes me sad and ill
That's when I want
Some Weird Sin
That's when I want
Some Weird Sin
Just to relax with:
-Repeating the same concepts again. He wants a weird sin to relax with- this could mean sex, heroin, alcohol etc.
Yeah, some dumb, weird sin
For a while anyway
With my head on the ledge
That's what you get out on the edge
Some Weird Sin:
Iggy mentions "dumb" in the paragraph. Heroin has the effect of numbing and dumbing its user. He believes the pressure leads him to want it.
Things get too straight
I can't bear it
I feel stuck, stuck on a pin
(see previous)
I'm trying to break in
Oh, I know it's not for me
When the sight of it all
Makes me sad and ill
That's when I want
Some Weird Sin
That's when I want
Some Weird Sin
Just to relax with
(see previous)
That's some dumb weird sin
For a while anyway
With my head out on the ledge
That's what you get out on the edge
Some Weird sin
(see previous)
Some Weird Sin by Iggy Pop- The general message of the song is about three things: anxiety, rejection (or dispossession/displacement) and drug use. This album was made while Iggy Pop and David Bowie looked to Berlin to minimized their drug use. In essence, the song is about struggling with addiction while living with the stigma of being a social outcast. Here is a detailed summary:
Well, I never got my license to live They won't give it up So I stand at the world's edge: -Iggy never had much of a chance at life. He went to school with some of the wealthiest people, but was poor in comparison.
I'm trying to break in Oh, I know it's not for me And the sight of it all Makes me sad and ill That's when I want- Some Weird Sin: -Iggy realizes he will never be mainstream as his wealthy counterparts. It makes him feel "sad and ill" (possible a reference to Heroin withdrawals). This is when he wants a "weird sin" - which can only be interpreted as Heroin because of the following stanza-----
Things get too straight I can't bear it I feel stuck, stuck on a pin: -Iggy feels sober and can't take the reality sobriety presents. So he feels stuck, anxious to leave the situation like he is on the a pin- yet the pin may be a metaphor for his immobility as well as heroin use.
I'm trying to break in Oh, I know it's not for me But the sight of it all Makes me sad and ill That's when I want Some Weird Sin That's when I want Some Weird Sin Just to relax with: -Repeating the same concepts again. He wants a weird sin to relax with- this could mean sex, heroin, alcohol etc.
Yeah, some dumb, weird sin For a while anyway With my head on the ledge That's what you get out on the edge Some Weird Sin:
Things get too straight I can't bear it I feel stuck, stuck on a pin (see previous)
I'm trying to break in Oh, I know it's not for me When the sight of it all Makes me sad and ill That's when I want Some Weird Sin That's when I want Some Weird Sin Just to relax with (see previous)
That's some dumb weird sin For a while anyway With my head out on the ledge That's what you get out on the edge Some Weird sin (see previous)
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