alright this is my favorite song that scott weiland has ever written not just solo but stp, vr, or any of his other bands period
and just my favorite song of all time in general.. EVER!
its quite possibly the deepest song weiland has ever written IMO.. so many deep lines
some people think its just a pile of randomness so ill help try to break it down with my interpretation of it....
the chorus uses refererences of the old superhero that probaly nobody remembers lol.. ill sum it up
In the movie Barbarella, the character discovers the pleasure of sex and kind of whores her way around trying to find Durand Durand and stop him from using his "destructo ray" (I can't remember what it was but it was bad.). Along the way she meets an angel who can't see and lost the will to fly. She makes love to him and he regains his will. He flys her around and they are pursued by these evil flying things. Barbarella shoots them down. On and on. Barbarella saves the day. Its a terrible movie, but terrible like the Evil Dead is terrible. It's great
"Cant tell time by telling time, Shes so ready, Im so heavy , Its so heavy on me" - the constant pressure from a spouse to get sober... shes ready for him to kick the addiction to move foward but hes in too deep
"Barbarella Come and save me from my misery Cant you see its a disease" - Misery from drug addiction and a cry for help
"Shoot the bad guys and Ill gladly sing a tune for you" - "shoot the bad guys" = kicking the demons.. "ill glady sing a tune for you" painting a picture of what could be
"Lost in space-we could be free" - the regret of ever using in the first place and thinking about where you could be
"Let go, let God they say I do believe but not in yours or yours I just believe its all the same " - those telling him to reach out to god while he was in jail/rehab to help turn his life around maybe... seems like hes saying he does believe in a god but he isnt tied to any specific religion
"Don't know just who I am Don't know about the lamb I'm the meat of the feast" - As a struggling adddict Scott is the meat that media/drug dealers feast on. It's an easy sale. Scott doesn't know "who I am", or his role, because he is clouded by his drug use.
Worth mentioning......The one line that hit me like a ton of bricks was: "grab a scale and guess the weight of all the pain I've given with my name. I'm a selfish piece of shit". This song is heavy. And it was a great way to sum up his message.
