I love this song. And Jeez, Drummond, it is about drugs. Or don't tell me I entirely wasted my youth.

I love this song. And I don't think it's about drugs. I think with many of these songs, the highs and surrealism depicted in the lyrics are metaphors for something else. Eight miles high and when you touch down Youll find that its stranger than known Signs in the street that say where youre going Are somewhere just being their own Nowhere is there warmth to be found Among those afraid of losing their ground Rain gray town known for its sound In places small faces unbound Round the squares huddled in storms Some laughing some just shapeless forms Sidewalk scenes and black limousines Some living some standing alone I don't think there's strict meaning to this song. I think it simply reflects a view of your surroudings going through the whole experience of transformation as defined by the time, yes, including the drugs, but also spiritual exploration, politics, and sensualism (not necessarily sexual). I think it's too easy to say, "these lyrics sound spacey. It's a drug song."