> in this case, it could be his own "satan."
I can't beat myself
I can't beat myself
And I don't want to talk
>> he's only capable of so much.
>> he can only do what he can do, and nothing else.
>> and it disgusts him (and I don't want to talk).
I'm taking the cure
So I can be quiet
Whenever I want
>> the cure being a reference to probably drugs?
>> it's his escaping from the life he hates (so I can be quiet whenever I want).
So leave me alone
You ought to be proud
That I'm getting good marks
>> I still think he's talking to himself here.
>> "good marks" would be a reference to... well... doing well in work, at school, etc...
>> in this way, he is justifying his self destruction (to himself) by saying "atleast I'm doing something good even if I'm not happy."
Needle in the hay
>> this could be a reference to many things.
>> personally I think it's a reference to how he can't recognize himself anymore.
>> like he said before, he looks like a stranger to himself (from what I interpreted).
>> so he is the needle, and society is the haystack.">
Needle in the Hay Meanings & Lyrics Discussion | SongMeanings
> in this case, it could be his own "satan."
I can't beat myself
I can't beat myself
And I don't want to talk
>> he's only capable of so much.
>> he can only do what he can do, and nothing else.
>> and it disgusts him (and I don't want to talk).
I'm taking the cure
So I can be quiet
Whenever I want
>> the cure being a reference to probably drugs?
>> it's his escaping from the life he hates (so I can be quiet whenever I want).
So leave me alone
You ought to be proud
That I'm getting good marks
>> I still think he's talking to himself here.
>> "good marks" would be a reference to... well... doing well in work, at school, etc...
>> in this way, he is justifying his self destruction (to himself) by saying "atleast I'm doing something good even if I'm not happy."
Needle in the hay
>> this could be a reference to many things.
>> personally I think it's a reference to how he can't recognize himself anymore.
>> like he said before, he looks like a stranger to himself (from what I interpreted).
>> so he is the needle, and society is the haystack." />
Strung out and thin
Calling some friend
Trying to cash some check
daily life (maybe trying to point out how dull it is)?
He's acting dumb
That's what you've come
To expect
criticizing himself
He's wearing your clothes
Head down to toes
A reaction to you
he doesn't recognize the person in the mirror anymore?
he's lost his personality.
Sometimes they just
Get caught in the eye
You're pulling him through
like a thread on a needle, it follows right behind it (conforming).
his addiction (whatever it is) is the needle, his personality is the thread being made to conform.
Now on the bus
Nearly touching
This dirty retreat
showing his disgust for society (or himself)?
the bus transports us to our next destination.
go to work, go to school, go home.
Going to walk, walk, walk
Four more blocks
Plus the one in my brain
he's forcing himself to go somewhere he doesn't want to go.
walking the block in his brain is a metaphor to trying to reason with himself?
Down downstairs
To the man
He's going to make it all ok
first thing I thought of was "satan."
in this case, it could be his own "satan."
I can't beat myself
I can't beat myself
And I don't want to talk
he's only capable of so much.
he can only do what he can do, and nothing else.
and it disgusts him (and I don't want to talk).
I'm taking the cure
So I can be quiet
Whenever I want
the cure being a reference to probably drugs?
it's his escaping from the life he hates (so I can be quiet whenever I want).
So leave me alone
You ought to be proud
That I'm getting good marks
I still think he's talking to himself here.
"good marks" would be a reference to... well... doing well in work, at school, etc...
in this way, he is justifying his self destruction (to himself) by saying "atleast I'm doing something good even if I'm not happy."
Needle in the hay
this could be a reference to many things.
personally I think it's a reference to how he can't recognize himself anymore.
like he said before, he looks like a stranger to himself (from what I interpreted).
so he is the needle, and society is the haystack.
@nekirhs “That I'm getting good marks” this line and the way that it’s sung, to me, makes’ the song explicitly about IV drug use....heroin probably. Implicitly it is about a variety of things though.
@nekirhs “That I'm getting good marks” this line and the way that it’s sung, to me, makes’ the song explicitly about IV drug use....heroin probably. Implicitly it is about a variety of things though.
Strung out and thin Calling some friend Trying to cash some check
He's acting dumb That's what you've come To expect
He's wearing your clothes Head down to toes A reaction to you
Sometimes they just Get caught in the eye You're pulling him through
Now on the bus Nearly touching This dirty retreat
Going to walk, walk, walk Four more blocks Plus the one in my brain
Down downstairs To the man He's going to make it all ok
I can't beat myself I can't beat myself And I don't want to talk
I'm taking the cure So I can be quiet Whenever I want
So leave me alone You ought to be proud That I'm getting good marks
Needle in the hay
@nekirhs “That I'm getting good marks” this line and the way that it’s sung, to me, makes’ the song explicitly about IV drug use....heroin probably. Implicitly it is about a variety of things though.
@nekirhs “That I'm getting good marks” this line and the way that it’s sung, to me, makes’ the song explicitly about IV drug use....heroin probably. Implicitly it is about a variety of things though.