I personally think this song is about receding into an apathetic outlook... Reflections after Jane referring to the reflective state following smoking pot (Mary Jane). He's in awe of natural or physical beauty, unable to connect with the people who surround him - merely counting the workers rather than identifying with each or any of them.
As for the motif of sleep, I think anyone that's smoked a good amount of the stuff can attest to the fact that weed makes you sleep - but not always restfully, often leading to you waking up tired.
As for starving his life into a deeper sleep - this is playing with the idea that your existence is divided between your life (being awake) and sleep... Unable to find rest, we see our speaker devote himself more thoroughly to portion.
This song precisely captures the stoned melancholia of the everyday... I think "sad" is the wrong word to describe it.
I personally think this song is about receding into an apathetic outlook... Reflections after Jane referring to the reflective state following smoking pot (Mary Jane). He's in awe of natural or physical beauty, unable to connect with the people who surround him - merely counting the workers rather than identifying with each or any of them. As for the motif of sleep, I think anyone that's smoked a good amount of the stuff can attest to the fact that weed makes you sleep - but not always restfully, often leading to you waking up tired. As for starving his life into a deeper sleep - this is playing with the idea that your existence is divided between your life (being awake) and sleep... Unable to find rest, we see our speaker devote himself more thoroughly to portion. This song precisely captures the stoned melancholia of the everyday... I think "sad" is the wrong word to describe it.