1) You've applied the pressure to have me "crystalised" (hidden reference to using Crystal Meth)
2) ...that I could bring paradise (getting high)
3) I'll forgive and forget before I'm paralyzed (coming down after a binge)
4) Things have gotten closer to the sun (again, getting high)
5) ...and I've done things in small doses (another obvious reference)
6) You don't move slow (tweaking)
7) Glaciers have melted to the sea (crystal meth melting in the pipe when smoked)
8) I've been down on my knees (desperate for another hit)
9) And you just keep on getting closer (getting closer to what that first high felt like)
10) So don't think that I'm pushing you away when you're the one that I've kept closest (keeping it a secret and finally, facing addiction)
Maybe it's because I really don't want this song to be about meth, or that this is highly uncharacteristic of xx, but I really doubt it. It's kind of like Bob Dylan's song "Rainy Day Women". He talks about getting stoned the whole song, but the song is completely unrelated to encouraging drug use.
Maybe it's because I really don't want this song to be about meth, or that this is highly uncharacteristic of xx, but I really doubt it. It's kind of like Bob Dylan's song "Rainy Day Women". He talks about getting stoned the whole song, but the song is completely unrelated to encouraging drug use.
I like that, but I wonder- since most songs written have to do with relationships and "Crystal meth" is put in the first person that the drug is alluded to oneself.
'I am like crystal meth to you'
I like that, but I wonder- since most songs written have to do with relationships and "Crystal meth" is put in the first person that the drug is alluded to oneself.
'I am like crystal meth to you'
This song is about Crystal Meth.
1) You've applied the pressure to have me "crystalised" (hidden reference to using Crystal Meth) 2) ...that I could bring paradise (getting high) 3) I'll forgive and forget before I'm paralyzed (coming down after a binge) 4) Things have gotten closer to the sun (again, getting high) 5) ...and I've done things in small doses (another obvious reference) 6) You don't move slow (tweaking) 7) Glaciers have melted to the sea (crystal meth melting in the pipe when smoked) 8) I've been down on my knees (desperate for another hit) 9) And you just keep on getting closer (getting closer to what that first high felt like) 10) So don't think that I'm pushing you away when you're the one that I've kept closest (keeping it a secret and finally, facing addiction)
um... WOW nice :)
um... WOW nice :)
Nice.. Well, I don't know if it's true but it makes sense when you put it that way.
Nice.. Well, I don't know if it's true but it makes sense when you put it that way.
This is exactly what I thought! Also referring to number 7, she says she wants the glacier's tide to take her over.
This is exactly what I thought! Also referring to number 7, she says she wants the glacier's tide to take her over.
i think this is an interesting interpretation but i would be pretty surprised if it were accurate considering romy and oliver's personalities.
i think this is an interesting interpretation but i would be pretty surprised if it were accurate considering romy and oliver's personalities.
i never noticed the referenced to crystal meth and now i completely agree with you.
i never noticed the referenced to crystal meth and now i completely agree with you.
i was just about to mention the glaciers melted into the sea but realised you already caught that haha. well done on the analysis
i was just about to mention the glaciers melted into the sea but realised you already caught that haha. well done on the analysis
wow, id never have guessed it with the slow and dreamy nature of the song, that itd be about meth
wow, id never have guessed it with the slow and dreamy nature of the song, that itd be about meth
i highly disagree that it's about meth. maybe a relationship that involves meth use, but not about meth itself.
i highly disagree that it's about meth. maybe a relationship that involves meth use, but not about meth itself.
Pretty sure this song is about sex. Frankly, that applies to the entire album.
Pretty sure this song is about sex. Frankly, that applies to the entire album.
Also, this isn't the first song that has used themes and implications of addiction when describing the initial "rush" stages of a relationship.
Also, this isn't the first song that has used themes and implications of addiction when describing the initial "rush" stages of a relationship.
Maybe it's because I really don't want this song to be about meth, or that this is highly uncharacteristic of xx, but I really doubt it. It's kind of like Bob Dylan's song "Rainy Day Women". He talks about getting stoned the whole song, but the song is completely unrelated to encouraging drug use.
Maybe it's because I really don't want this song to be about meth, or that this is highly uncharacteristic of xx, but I really doubt it. It's kind of like Bob Dylan's song "Rainy Day Women". He talks about getting stoned the whole song, but the song is completely unrelated to encouraging drug use.
I like that, but I wonder- since most songs written have to do with relationships and "Crystal meth" is put in the first person that the drug is alluded to oneself. 'I am like crystal meth to you'
I like that, but I wonder- since most songs written have to do with relationships and "Crystal meth" is put in the first person that the drug is alluded to oneself. 'I am like crystal meth to you'