Or maybe you still love it, but now you have a different perspective.

  • WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    But it’s about how the excitement of meth, like that of a new relationship, fades and leaves the speaker wanting something more substantial while still fondly reminiscing about the good times.

    The speaker thinks of the girl as a “sunburn” he “would like to save.” He describes meth as something that “will lift you up until you break.” I think these characterizations point very strongly toward nostalgic longing and away from the glorification of addiction or even that of drug use. So no reason to feel weird I think.

    • everett@lemmy.ml
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      I think these characterizations point very strongly toward nostalgic longing and away from the glorification of addiction or even that of drug use.

      There’s also an extra verse, which wasn’t in the radio edit, that I think further supports what you’re saying.

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      6 hours ago

      I guess you’re right, I just never gave the song much thought. It’s just that it kinda felt like some happy song and I never paid attention to what it was saying, then I looked them up one day, out of curiosity, and I guess it juat felt unexpected to me, and that’s why it felt weird. Thinking about what you said makes me want to give the song another listen with an open mind, I guess.