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I could be wrong, but this song has tiny hints of heroin all over it.
By the time the Tiny Music hit shelves, Weiland already had a documented habit.
“Don’t cut out my paper heart / I ain’t dyin' anyway” —> Using has already caused others to predict his demise.
“All dressed up on wedding day / keep on tripping anyway” —> A big event in his life, one that should cause him to change. But he’s still using.
“Fake the heat / and scratch the itch” —> Satisfy the urge to use (“scratch the itch”), possible allusion to ‘itchy’ sensation of opiates
“When you binge / I purge alike” —> On and off the wagon, perhaps with another user
“One more trip / And I’ll be gone” —> Next time he overdoes it, he could overdose.
“Break your neck with diamond noose” —> Kill yourself for a great high
“I’m not myself, but I’m not dead and I’m not for sale” —> Bargaining with himself and others.
“Hold me closer / let me go” —> Going between “help me” and “leave me alone”
Scott said of the song, “it reflects my hunger for redemption”.
Or … could just be documenting a bad acid trip. We’ll never know.
I could be wrong, but this song has tiny hints of heroin all over it.
By the time the Tiny Music hit shelves, Weiland already had a documented habit.
“Don’t cut out my paper heart / I ain’t dyin' anyway” —> Using has already caused others to predict his demise.
“All dressed up on wedding day / keep on tripping anyway” —> A big event in his life, one that should cause him to change. But he’s still using.
“Fake the heat / and scratch the itch” —> Satisfy the urge to use (“scratch the itch”), possible allusion to ‘itchy’ sensation of opiates
“When you binge / I purge alike” —> On and off the wagon, perhaps with another user
“One more trip / And I’ll be gone” —> Next time he overdoes it, he could overdose.
“Break your neck with diamond noose” —> Kill yourself for a great high
“I’m not myself, but I’m not dead and I’m not for sale” —> Bargaining with himself and others.
“Hold me closer / let me go” —> Going between “help me” and “leave me alone”
Scott said of the song, “it reflects my hunger for redemption”.
Or … could just be documenting a bad acid trip. We’ll never know.