Lyric discussion by Syde 

This verse is the giveaway.

"I'm your captain, I'm your captain, Although I'm feeling mighty sick. Everybody, listen to me, And return me, my ship. "

Hes like, comparing himself to a ship, I think.

It starts out with something like Acid. When you drop that first hit, you feel lost. Unable to cope or understand the plethora of new emotions presented to you.

It moves on to a bad trip. Maybe something violent, like coke or heroin ? "I can feel the hand, of a stranger, And it's tightening, around my throat."

The last three verses are the peak and the comedown, eventually it just fades away.

Or hey, I could be wrong, the whole thing just seems like a euphemism for a trip to me,I guess.

You obviously have never used heroin; that's not a bad thing.A heroin high is anything but violent. It makes you feel warm, fuzzy and loveable, that's why people get hooked on it after about 2-3 months of everyday use. It's when your in withdrawl that you feel like crap and wish you were dead. If you've never done it, DON'T!

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