I just sort of realized the significance of the "tell me when it kicks in" hook. It implies the drug hasn't kicked in yet. You ask someone "when will this kick in?" when you're still waiting, impatiently, for it to kick in. But we already know the drugs have kicked in because he says "I feel the chemicals burn in my bloodstream" and so I think, when you take the song as a whole (which is about more more than just drugs - loneliness, regret etc) you realize that he's saying the drugs may have kicked in literally , but they're not working in a deeper level. The aforementioned line is followed directly by "So tell me when it kicks in" so, the drugs may be in his bloodstream, but they're not fixing the loneliness or the scars of past relationships etc - the stuff drugs can't really fix on a long term scale.
I just sort of realized the significance of the "tell me when it kicks in" hook. It implies the drug hasn't kicked in yet. You ask someone "when will this kick in?" when you're still waiting, impatiently, for it to kick in. But we already know the drugs have kicked in because he says "I feel the chemicals burn in my bloodstream" and so I think, when you take the song as a whole (which is about more more than just drugs - loneliness, regret etc) you realize that he's saying the drugs may have kicked in literally , but they're not working in a deeper level. The aforementioned line is followed directly by "So tell me when it kicks in" so, the drugs may be in his bloodstream, but they're not fixing the loneliness or the scars of past relationships etc - the stuff drugs can't really fix on a long term scale.
@rainbow777 beautiful described! I totally agree.. Thank you so much for those thoughts
@rainbow777 beautiful described! I totally agree.. Thank you so much for those thoughts