Unwell

No jus 4 every1's info of what this song is about is about being on dope not weed or ne of that jus ice,crank,or any other form of meth. I mean he is paranoid, seeing shadows, can't sleep at night, bein so paranoid in public havin 2 dodge glances from every1, talking to himself. I'm sorry but there is no mental illness here its dope.

The assumption that this is about drugs is preposterous. It is so clearly about a mental illness, most likely depression. You clearly have no idea what it is like to have such an affliction because if you did, you would see through the words to the obvious metaphors about feeling like you're crazy or unwell. The line "I'm feeling like I'm headed for a breakdown and I don't know why" also explains this perfectly. People suffering from depression or other afflictions don't know why they feel the way they do; often times they have no "reason" to feel down all the time. And "I know right now you can't tell" also describes how many suffer silently and keep it to themselves, which eats through them until it is unbearable and people start to notice a change. "Soon enough you're gonna think of me and how I used to be" show when this finally happens and the people around you wonder what happened and remember how "stable" you used to be. <br /> I'm definitely not trying to start a super lame cyber-fight, I just get really upset when people are ignorant of things like this and try to chalk things up to drugs or a sad, but managable, event (like a lost or unrequited love) because it furthers the stigma that biological mental health disorders have. Which is a terrible thing because it keeps people from seeking help, because they might be afraid of being labeled as crazy or wimpy or overdramatic. End rant.

kesey<br /> <br /> Thank you... I agree (and appreciate your much needed validation)<br />

Dope IS weed genius.

you can take this song in many ways as it relates to many issues. And I must state that drug addiction does lead to mental illness. and dope is not weed. it was back in the day but they now refer heroine as "dope."

Yeah this song has significant relavance to me. but this does focus on a depressive episode that causes all kinds of strife.<br /> <br /> but yeah. fyi im bi-polar, the paranoia is there, anxiety and the pain. but the gettin better to me means about mood shifts. i know im more fun when im manic and he's hoping for people not to just brush him off.

Just to be clear... Dope is not weed. Dope is meth.

The word dope was used to describe marajuana long before meth was even around.

HOLY COW I just realized this makes sense!!! <br />

@insect1123 I love your interpretation, this one of many "my songs" and relatively accurately depicts bi-polar disorder

@insect1123 <br /> I always thought it was about a man who is horribly constipated, and finds relief by writing a song about it, using code words, like unwell, and impaired for constipation. "All day staring at the ceiling..." he's sitting on the toilet all day cuz he cant $ hit. "Right now ya cant tell" means you cant tell if someone is constipated just by looking at them. "But stay a while maybe then you'll see a different side of me." He means he'll feel different after taking a humongous $hit, then he's gonna show you his $ hitter. "...talking to myself in public" he's mumbling out loud how badly he has to $ hit, and people are starring at him, probably cuz $ hit smell is eminating from his business end. It's a very sad song because he eventually $ hits his pants in public. "I've been talking in my sleep", is code for $ hitting his pants. "Pretty soon they're goona get me", the care-takers charged with changing his poopy clothing. "Yeah they're taking me away", the orderlies from the convalescent home are gonna strap him to a wheel chair anf take him back to the sanitorium. That's my take on it, anyways folks...for what it's worth.