mind you, all other interpretations have validity, and this is mine. I think that if you continue with the drug motif of the entire album, it seems that at this point, the addict is begining to realize what the drugs are doing to him. He speaks of the "sweet insanity" that the high brings while the addict forms denials of the way the drug is tearing apart his life (in the song, the addict is personally addressing the drug as if it were a person, by the way)
The addict refers to the drug as being a stranger, partly because of the inhuman affect it has on him. It is astranged to his emotions, indifferent to the way he feels.
Lastly, the addict comes to the decision that he no longer wants the drug to be a part of his life. He has grown tired of the wall he has put between himself and the world and the silence it has brought down on him. The drug has felt him feeling like a "terrified child" and now the child is going to run away.
When put in this perspective, it becomes obvious that the tornado is a reference to the whirlwind effect that has personified the drug. Finally, the addict has resoved to break his addiction, weary of the drug breaking down his willpower again and again.
@jeremyatx1 I similarly get annoyed with people continually trying to relate lyrics to drug use, however in this circumstance I can see the parallels that @maddawg has drawn. I personally don't agree with their interpretation, but that is the wonderful thing about music.
@jeremyatx1 I similarly get annoyed with people continually trying to relate lyrics to drug use, however in this circumstance I can see the parallels that @maddawg has drawn. I personally don't agree with their interpretation, but that is the wonderful thing about music.
mind you, all other interpretations have validity, and this is mine. I think that if you continue with the drug motif of the entire album, it seems that at this point, the addict is begining to realize what the drugs are doing to him. He speaks of the "sweet insanity" that the high brings while the addict forms denials of the way the drug is tearing apart his life (in the song, the addict is personally addressing the drug as if it were a person, by the way) The addict refers to the drug as being a stranger, partly because of the inhuman affect it has on him. It is astranged to his emotions, indifferent to the way he feels. Lastly, the addict comes to the decision that he no longer wants the drug to be a part of his life. He has grown tired of the wall he has put between himself and the world and the silence it has brought down on him. The drug has felt him feeling like a "terrified child" and now the child is going to run away. When put in this perspective, it becomes obvious that the tornado is a reference to the whirlwind effect that has personified the drug. Finally, the addict has resoved to break his addiction, weary of the drug breaking down his willpower again and again.
why do people always think lyrics are about drugs like stfu please people have way greater imaginations than you.
why do people always think lyrics are about drugs like stfu please people have way greater imaginations than you.
@jeremyatx1 I similarly get annoyed with people continually trying to relate lyrics to drug use, however in this circumstance I can see the parallels that @maddawg has drawn. I personally don't agree with their interpretation, but that is the wonderful thing about music.
@jeremyatx1 I similarly get annoyed with people continually trying to relate lyrics to drug use, however in this circumstance I can see the parallels that @maddawg has drawn. I personally don't agree with their interpretation, but that is the wonderful thing about music.