I disagree with Erisian, I don't think it's about drugs. It's about someone who's lost, and is jaded with life ("he's acting dumb, that what you've come to expect""you idiot kid, you don't have a clue"). He feels alone, different than everything around him, but could still pass off as being normal (the needle in the hay). "The man" he refers to isn't a drug dealer, but more of just someone - any one - who is down those stairs and can make his life worth living. "so leave me alone, you ought to be proud that i'm getting good marks" - Anyone who has ever been unhappy should understand that. You go through life, do well, and you think that should be enough. But it's not.
I disagree with Erisian, I don't think it's about drugs. It's about someone who's lost, and is jaded with life ("he's acting dumb, that what you've come to expect""you idiot kid, you don't have a clue"). He feels alone, different than everything around him, but could still pass off as being normal (the needle in the hay). "The man" he refers to isn't a drug dealer, but more of just someone - any one - who is down those stairs and can make his life worth living. "so leave me alone, you ought to be proud that i'm getting good marks" - Anyone who has ever been unhappy should understand that. You go through life, do well, and you think that should be enough. But it's not.
-Michelle