All My Friends Are Stoned
Navigating Chemical Gardens: Reflections on Life, Loss, and Resilience
Lyrics
Well this can take you where you want to be if you’re looking for a fast climb
Expresses the potential of a fast climb if one follows a certain path.
Don't show me nothing I don't want to see in the meantime
Desire to avoid unwanted information during a transitional period.
Oh we feed ourselves with chemicals just to find a garden
Reference to using substances to seek pleasure or escape in life.
I've risked my life, my weight in gold, for a revelation
Narrator's willingness to take significant risks for a profound realization.
All my friends are stoned
Statement about the narrator's social circle being associated with drug use.
They live too long
Reflection on the longevity of friends who engage in substance abuse.
My careful ones, they're dead and gone
Mention of cautious friends who have passed away.
And if I told you, would you walk away?
Questioning if revealing a truth would lead to rejection.
Because I'm sick of all your sad songs
Expresses frustration with melancholic songs and seeks honesty.
Just tell me what you really want to say even if it's wrong
Encourages open communication, even if the message is unconventional.
We feed ourselves with chemicals just to find a garden
Reiteration of using substances to find happiness or escape.
I've risked my life, my weight in gold
Reaffirms the narrator's readiness to take risks for profound experiences.
Only touched the surface
Acknowledges a superficial understanding of life's complexities.
All my friends are stoned
Repeats the theme of friends being associated with drug use.
They live too long
Reiterates the idea of longevity among friends who engage in substance abuse.
My careful ones, they're dead and gone
Reference to cautious friends who have passed away.
You better open up your heart and lock the gates behind you
Encouragement to open up emotionally and protect oneself from external influences.
Because the manic world goes on and on and on without you
Recognition of the relentless nature of the world despite personal struggles.
It goes on without you
Repetition emphasizing the world's continuity without individual influence.
It goes on without you
Reiteration of the world's persistence without individual impact.
It feels like this carousel is scraping the walls inside of my head
Metaphor of a carousel scraping the walls inside the narrator's mind, depicting mental turmoil.
I try to tell myself over and over again
Attempt to reassure oneself amidst internal struggles.
There's losing, there's falling
Acknowledgment of setbacks and challenges in life.
So keep moving to keep rising
Encouragement to persevere through difficulties for personal growth.
All my friends are stoned
Restatement of the theme regarding friends involved in substance abuse.
They live too long
Reiteration of the idea of longevity among friends who engage in substance abuse.
My careful ones, they're dead and gone
Reference to cautious friends who have passed away.
You better open up your heart and lock the gates behind you
Encouragement to open up emotionally and protect oneself from external influences.
Because the manic world goes on and on and on without you
Reiteration of the relentless nature of the world despite personal struggles.
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