I think it's intended to be not so much sarcastic, but, grim. I don't have my mind fully wrapped around it, but, I don't believe it is a happy song so much as an ironic one.
It's very possibly about heroin, everything seemed more blissful and perfect, and it was that way because of the heroin. But, I also agree, that Lou Reed doesn't tend to veil his drug references that way.
I guess my thought is, that whether this is about a person or drugs, it is not intended to be about how wonderful the world is, but how even if things seem great, they aren't.
I think it's intended to be not so much sarcastic, but, grim. I don't have my mind fully wrapped around it, but, I don't believe it is a happy song so much as an ironic one.
It's very possibly about heroin, everything seemed more blissful and perfect, and it was that way because of the heroin. But, I also agree, that Lou Reed doesn't tend to veil his drug references that way.
I guess my thought is, that whether this is about a person or drugs, it is not intended to be about how wonderful the world is, but how even if things seem great, they aren't.
("You're gonna reap just what you sow")