I think this song, like many others, has to deal with Matt and his addiction to drugs. The "spiders" in this case, represents may represent the negative thoughts that wander in his mind, hence the title "Spiderhead". With this in mind, we can move onto the first verse which begins with the lines "I am the one you left for dead", I believe that this statement is the introduction to his addiction and how his constant abuse has left him for dead, in his grave, and "pauses" the lips on his face that feeds his addiction.
The second verse consists of the contrast between heaven and hell, I think that the reason why he is either in heaven or hell is because though he may try and escape the reality that causes him pain, once he is alone in his own mind he is confronted by the spiders that haunt him whether he is high or not. All this time he believes he can seek the truth, and find the answers through his escape from reality into a new dimension, but once again he waits and waits to no avail of truth. The chorus repeats the line "You may take my eyes but baby im not blind", despite his sense of reality being masked by his addiction, he still sees the world for what it is, a constant reminder of suffering. The song ending with "You know im gonna be alright" is such a powerful line because to me when analyzing this I used my experience of drug usage to help guide me through these lyrics, its so comforting to sing along to the line saying it'll be alright. Though theres tough times, theres always a silver lining. This is what this song means to me. :)
I think this song, like many others, has to deal with Matt and his addiction to drugs. The "spiders" in this case, represents may represent the negative thoughts that wander in his mind, hence the title "Spiderhead". With this in mind, we can move onto the first verse which begins with the lines "I am the one you left for dead", I believe that this statement is the introduction to his addiction and how his constant abuse has left him for dead, in his grave, and "pauses" the lips on his face that feeds his addiction. The second verse consists of the contrast between heaven and hell, I think that the reason why he is either in heaven or hell is because though he may try and escape the reality that causes him pain, once he is alone in his own mind he is confronted by the spiders that haunt him whether he is high or not. All this time he believes he can seek the truth, and find the answers through his escape from reality into a new dimension, but once again he waits and waits to no avail of truth. The chorus repeats the line "You may take my eyes but baby im not blind", despite his sense of reality being masked by his addiction, he still sees the world for what it is, a constant reminder of suffering. The song ending with "You know im gonna be alright" is such a powerful line because to me when analyzing this I used my experience of drug usage to help guide me through these lyrics, its so comforting to sing along to the line saying it'll be alright. Though theres tough times, theres always a silver lining. This is what this song means to me. :)