i don't think many people know too much about lsd or mental illness here except what they have learned. i do. happens to be two subjects that people like to link together how ever in most cases they shouldn't be at lease as cause and effect. lsd does not cause schizophrenia. no matter how much you take. if syds a schizophrenic than he was born that way and from what we've been told his schizophrenia became unmanageable well in front of the world. lsd, rock stardom the band troubles cheating girlfriend over bearing mother etc...snap... it could have ended like kurt cobain.
anyways the song lyrics...
i see eskimo chain as a type of pattern manifested in his minds eye. if you've taken lsd or are schizophrenic than you know about patterns. some patters noticed can be very distressing.
a chain = a pattern.
a tattoo = a picture that is permanent.
so its something he sees on his brain. i had this toy. it was monkey chain. a bunch of monkeys that came in a barrel and they linked together by their arms (maybe their tails and leg too i can't remember) they were all identical except in their facial expressions. they where more fun then a barrel full of monkeys. they had them in the 40s 50s and 60s made of metal mine were plastic from the late 70s. maybe he envisions a great tribe of eskimos linked together like my monkeys tattooed to his brain. the cool part of the lyric is that he did it to him self. so he had to see himself tattooing his brain. its a great lyric to express his distressful thoughts.
what do i know i'm just a schizophrenic, musician, ex-acid head, who took lsd thousands of times while listening to syd barret most likely. make up your own mind thats what music is for. if it speaks to you than good you can relate. if someone tells you different they are trying to cheat you.
@dustwardprez i can relate to that as a diagnosed schizophrenic too. It's a really interesting take on the song and as i often say you interpret a song to how you hear it. I have done that often with placebo songs i love. I don't think you're reading too much into it at all. All the best!
@dustwardprez i can relate to that as a diagnosed schizophrenic too. It's a really interesting take on the song and as i often say you interpret a song to how you hear it. I have done that often with placebo songs i love. I don't think you're reading too much into it at all. All the best!
i don't think many people know too much about lsd or mental illness here except what they have learned. i do. happens to be two subjects that people like to link together how ever in most cases they shouldn't be at lease as cause and effect. lsd does not cause schizophrenia. no matter how much you take. if syds a schizophrenic than he was born that way and from what we've been told his schizophrenia became unmanageable well in front of the world. lsd, rock stardom the band troubles cheating girlfriend over bearing mother etc...snap... it could have ended like kurt cobain.
anyways the song lyrics... i see eskimo chain as a type of pattern manifested in his minds eye. if you've taken lsd or are schizophrenic than you know about patterns. some patters noticed can be very distressing. a chain = a pattern. a tattoo = a picture that is permanent. so its something he sees on his brain. i had this toy. it was monkey chain. a bunch of monkeys that came in a barrel and they linked together by their arms (maybe their tails and leg too i can't remember) they were all identical except in their facial expressions. they where more fun then a barrel full of monkeys. they had them in the 40s 50s and 60s made of metal mine were plastic from the late 70s. maybe he envisions a great tribe of eskimos linked together like my monkeys tattooed to his brain. the cool part of the lyric is that he did it to him self. so he had to see himself tattooing his brain. its a great lyric to express his distressful thoughts. what do i know i'm just a schizophrenic, musician, ex-acid head, who took lsd thousands of times while listening to syd barret most likely. make up your own mind thats what music is for. if it speaks to you than good you can relate. if someone tells you different they are trying to cheat you.
@dustwardprez i can relate to that as a diagnosed schizophrenic too. It's a really interesting take on the song and as i often say you interpret a song to how you hear it. I have done that often with placebo songs i love. I don't think you're reading too much into it at all. All the best!
@dustwardprez i can relate to that as a diagnosed schizophrenic too. It's a really interesting take on the song and as i often say you interpret a song to how you hear it. I have done that often with placebo songs i love. I don't think you're reading too much into it at all. All the best!