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Let’s get high
‘cause I’m addicted to the things that make me cry.
Let’s forget about the troubles
Let's get naked and dance in muddy winter puddles.
Let’s enjoy the fake feeling of euphoria.
‘Cause I’m fucking tired of dysphoria.
Let’s ditch the emptiness and live like we did when we were kids.
Free spirits, running barefoot on forest twigs.
Let’s go to the sea where all that stopped us would disappear like the foam.
What would be left is only a dark blanket on the sand. That is home.
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Hello hello hello ~
So the first thing I noticed is that this might be about drugs or it might be about something else. The idea of "getting high" can be played around with from so many angles; like the phrase "high off life" is not related to drugs or anything like that, it being more connected to someone's happiness levels or if someone positive happened to them recently. The same could be said about getting high off of way less stereotypically addictive things, like the caffeine amounts from coffee that makes people hyper or sugar in general.
Based on your description, it's probably about drugs, or at least, what you perceive drugs to be. That's totally fine, but from what the lines say, I can see more potential within them to tackle other subjects. The reference of dysphoria and all of the imagery of beaches and forests and nature scenes could all tie back into the other themes I mentioned. Yes, that could even be considered a drug if you really try hard enough to convince someone, as a drug is considered "a chemical or substance that changes the way bodies work."
Other than that, I have one last thing to say~
The idea that drugs make people happy is actually not really that true. I mean, it all depends on the drug used because you didn't specify, but the more "heavy" drugs tend to leave people feeling paranoid, anxious, or well, not great. The lighter drugs like alcohol, marijuana, caffeine can be calming if used in low doses, but are known to cause heavy feelings of anxiety and depression when used too much at once or too much at too close of times. Other drugs known as hallucinogens are straight to the point.
I should add I'm not an expert on this subject, so take my advice lightly.
- chi
Thank you, I don't understand anything about drugs, I really just write whatever comes to mind. I'll keep everything you said in mind(:
It's good.
The Rhyming kinda distracted me at first but I eventually got used to it.
It feels like you are using familiar things to describe an abstract emotion.
There are a lot of references to childhood and drugs. And using drugs to cope with dissatisfaction with life.
By far the last section is my favorite.
"Let’s go to the sea where all that stopped us would disappear like the foam.
What would be left is only a dark blanket on the sand. That is home."
This echoes the classic childhood memory of "A Day At The Beach" but you took it to a darker place. I always like that sort of thing.
You have done well keep it up bye.
Thank you so much!