Do The Right Drugs, Kids
Exploring Altered Realities: Rise Carmine's Sonic Journey
Lyrics
The needle goes down on the B-side
The needle is placed on the B-side of a record.
Record's set we're spinning round the room
The record is playing, and people are dancing in the room.
Made contact with the ragged line
A connection is made with a rough or irregular line.
We need a counterweight to fight the gloom
A counterweight is needed to combat a sense of darkness or sadness.
I'd say we'll be here all night
Expectation of staying up all night.
Snapped the key inside the lock again
The key breaks inside a lock.
Joey's working on his re-write
Joey is revising or reworking something.
Jenny's smoking on the balcony
Jenny is smoking on the balcony.
Phantoms curling up the awning
Phantom images are forming on the awning.
James is curled up on the loveseat
James is comfortably seated on the loveseat.
My thoughts were on the bassline
The speaker's focus is on the bassline of the music.
That night I heard things differently
The speaker perceives things differently during that particular night.
(oh so sweet)
(An additional note expressing sweetness.)
As the sun gets in my eyes
The sun is shining, causing discomfort.
Suns are in my ears
The sound of the sun is present in the speaker's ears.
And it comes as no surprise
It's not surprising that the sun is affecting the speaker.
Mirror mirror is working on me
A mirror is having an impact on the speaker.
There's something in control now
There's a sense of something being in control.
Aural waves have pulled us underneath
Aural waves are submerging the speaker.
They know just what they're doing
Those in control know what they're doing.
And all the powder that's in our tea
Powder in tea may have a shared effect.
Must have felt it in the same way
Others might have experienced the sensation similarly.
Carved it into the black relief
An image or experience is carved into the dark background.
Images of the future
Visions of the future are projected overhead.
Projected overhead
Images are on the ceiling.
And the ceiling moves in ways
The ceiling moves in ways not previously considered.
Ways I've never even fathomed
The speaker is experiencing novel sensations.
When we circle the record
When circling the record, the speaker leans in to listen.
Lean in lend an ear
Encouraging others to listen closely.
We'll receive the message
Expectation of receiving a message.
Get it loud and clear
The message will be loud and clear.
Public service presser
A public service announcement urging the right use of drugs.
Do the right drugs, kids
A repetition of the message to use drugs responsibly.
(Dancing on the ceiling)
(An additional note about dancing on the ceiling.)
My oracle
Someone considered an oracle.
You don't have to suffer
A reassurance that suffering is not necessary.
Do the right drugs, kids
A repetition of the message to use drugs responsibly.
(Dancing on the ceiling)
(An additional note about dancing on the ceiling.)
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