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I say, my, my slow descent
Into alcoholism it went
To my head, where I really need it
With the views that remain untreated
I say my, my, my, my slow descent
Into alcoholism it went
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Salvation holdout central
I say my ever loosening grip
On the commonest courtesies slipped
From my hands, where I really need her
When I need change for the parking meters
I say my, my, my, my slow descent
Into alcoholism it went
Something like this song
Something like this song
Salvation holdout central
Into alcoholism it went
To my head, where I really need it
With the views that remain untreated
I say my, my, my, my slow descent
Into alcoholism it went
Something like this song
Something like this song
Salvation holdout central
I say my ever loosening grip
On the commonest courtesies slipped
From my hands, where I really need her
When I need change for the parking meters
I say my, my, my, my slow descent
Into alcoholism it went
Something like this song
Something like this song
Salvation holdout central
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Track duration: 03:56
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Furthermore, we tend to glorify alcoholism (as long as we don't call it that). From the outside, it's easy to see the libertine lifestyle, guys like Jim Morrison and Hunter Thompson and all the other famous artists who were known to do a lot of drugs, and see it as something desirable, because from the outside, you don't see the damage it does, because it isn't real to you. I think that's what Carl means by "it went / To my head, where I really need it / With the views that remain untreated". This goes back to the previous track on the album, where Carl sings "And when you see the bruises on my legs from kicking pills / Then you see how recklessly the pages got filled", about how the struggles that are evident in most great weren't aren't merely sources of inspirations for the artists -- they're very really and sometimes fatal.
I may be overanalyzing, since most of the Pornographers (with the possible of Case) never focused too much on writing comprehensible lyrics, but I think it is worth noting how the tension between the music and the song's content reflects the tension inherent in the use of alcohol.
What a catchy tune. Why aren't there more NP fans out there?!