Highly doubt there are intentional drug references here. Andy Partridge has gone on record about his aversion to recreational substances that aren't alcohol. This comes from his previous addiction to Valium, which he was stuck on as a kid and didn't come off until years later. Andy loves psychedelia as an art and music style, but he isn't one to romanticize drug use, especially something hard like heroin.
On the other hand, given where he was in his life when he wrote this song, the daughter explanation's perfectly sound.
Highly doubt there are intentional drug references here. Andy Partridge has gone on record about his aversion to recreational substances that aren't alcohol. This comes from his previous addiction to Valium, which he was stuck on as a kid and didn't come off until years later. Andy loves psychedelia as an art and music style, but he isn't one to romanticize drug use, especially something hard like heroin.
On the other hand, given where he was in his life when he wrote this song, the daughter explanation's perfectly sound.