Getting Stoned Again
Mystical Journeys: A Psychedelic Odyssey with Lonesome Bones
Lyrics
Getting stoned again
Engaging in the act of getting high on substances again
With my only friend
Doing so with the speaker's only companion
Getting stoned again
Reiterating the theme of getting stoned with the sole friend
With my only friend
Repeated emphasis on the act of getting stoned with the only friend
Simple Simon took some psilocybin
Reference to Simple Simon consuming psilocybin, a hallucinogenic substance
Stared out the window sitting still and silent, inner quiet
Simple Simon experiences a psychedelic journey, seeking inner quiet and stillness
The tip of this event horizon, visions of violet
Mention of visions of violet and the event horizon, suggesting a heightened sensory experience
Marooned in the high desert, and temp is rising
The speaker is marooned in the high desert with rising temperatures, setting the scene
The moon guided me
The moon serves as a guiding force for the speaker
Communicated to me through the shrooms psychically
Communication with the speaker through psilocybin-induced psychic experiences
And lit a path along the white sand dunes
The moon lights a path along white sand dunes, indicating a mystical journey
Flying to Katmandu I floated and moved silently
Reference to floating and moving silently towards Katmandu
Into amniotic air, I could breathe, I could stay I could leave
Describing an ethereal atmosphere where the speaker can breathe and choose to stay or leave
I could make you lose sight of me
The speaker has the power to make others lose sight of them
In the canopy aloof to high society
Being aloof to high society while in the canopy
Cheshire Cat appeared here in a papaya tree, and just smiled at me
Mention of the Cheshire Cat in a papaya tree, a whimsical and surreal element
And why me? It seems a damn shame to go without novocaine
Questioning why the speaker is chosen, expressing the reluctance to go without novocaine (pain relief)
To get you through the cold and the snow and rain
Describing the challenges of enduring cold, snow, and rain without novocaine
I don't remember pain, it never came
The speaker doesn't recall experiencing pain, suggesting a numbing effect of substances
Or maybe it did and dropped me off on Penny lane
Uncertain if pain occurred, possibly a reference to being in a different mental state on Penny Lane
Getting stoned again
Reiteration of the theme of getting stoned with the sole friend
With my only friend
Emphasizing the act of getting high with the only companion
Getting stoned again
Repeating the theme of getting stoned with the sole friend
With my only friend
Repeated emphasis on the act of getting stoned with the only friend
A necromance with the High Priestess
Engaging in a romantic or mystical encounter with the High Priestess, a symbolic figure
In a trance, open eyes to divine secrets
Being in a trance and opening one's eyes to divine secrets
She said "Did you find a bag of weed or did you find Jesus?"
The High Priestess questions whether the speaker found weed or spiritual enlightenment (Jesus)
The flame flickered to a rising Phoenix, that might redeem us
The flame flickers, symbolizing potential redemption, possibly through a spiritual awakening
A great sage, but I burn my own
The speaker acknowledges burning their own sage, indicating a willingness to take responsibility
Hold a seance to learn of the obscured unknown
Conducting a seance to uncover obscured knowledge and break a curse
How to break the curse and return my throne
Seeking guidance on reclaiming a throne and breaking a curse
Smoking buddha with Medusa till I turn to stone
Using substances (smoking buddha with Medusa) until becoming emotionally numb (turning to stone)
I've been feeling mad weary now, for so long
Expressing a prolonged feeling of weariness
Apparitions are appearing now, and stroll on
Apparitions are appearing, possibly referencing hallucinatory experiences
Through each of my past lives, eons pass by
Experiencing past lives and the passage of eons, gaining clarity on the path forward
I'm seeing the path clearly now, it goes on
Gaining a clear understanding of the speaker's life path that continues
The light fades, moon rise and nightfall
Describing the transition from daylight to moonrise and nightfall
Calming of monsoons, typhoons, and white squalls
Calming of intense natural phenomena, suggesting a moment of peace
Looking through limo tint and white walls
Viewing the world through tinted windows and white walls, possibly symbolizing a distorted perspective
Breathe in deep, and roll back my eyeballs
Engaging in deep breathing and an altered state, symbolized by rolling back eyeballs
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