You know, I've been listening to this song for so many times. I love it. It's really complicated, but the song is magnificent. After the last listening I realized one thing. I can't relax with this song. I just can't do it. All these noize sounds and really rough loud vocals, it feels like they made to kick your brains out. After thinking about this I came up with one theory. What if he did this on purpose? What if with Morphine song he wanted to show to the listeners his inner feelings, his physical pain, that his brain receives every single day?
I mean, this man got through the hell:
-Beaten up during his childhooh
-Pepsi accident, that caused him enormous amount of pain
-Lupus
-Vitiligo, leading to pain from sun
He had a lot of physical scars
What if Michael Jackson always felt some pain and only morphine and other drugs could give him some time for relief?
And that time of relief actually could be expressed by Michael in the bridge, which sounds so calm and peaceful… Unlike the other parts of the song.
So I see it in that way. Whole song is about Michael being sober, this harsh guitar Slash parts implies Michael pain, that he feels and lyrics tells us that he struggles with urge to use drugs again. Again, again and again. Then he finally gives up and takes some drugs. For a little moment we can witness Michael's relief, he feels no pain and then bridge ends with Michael sudden scream, which can imply end of drug effect or that he stands again to fight his addiction as music starts to sound rough and harsh again.
If this is really, what Michael tried to tell us with this song, then it's definately one of his greatest songwriting ever!
I mean, this man got through the hell:
-Beaten up during his childhooh
-Pepsi accident, that caused him enormous amount of pain
-Lupus
-Vitiligo, leading to pain from sun
He had a lot of physical scars
What if Michael Jackson always felt some pain and only morphine and other drugs could give him some time for relief?
And that time of relief actually could be expressed by Michael in the bridge, which sounds so calm and peaceful… Unlike the other parts of the song.
So I see it in that way. Whole song is about Michael being sober, this harsh guitar Slash parts implies Michael pain, that he feels and lyrics tells us that he struggles with urge to use drugs again. Again, again and again. Then he finally gives up and takes some drugs. For a little moment we can witness Michael's relief, he feels no pain and then bridge ends with Michael sudden scream, which can imply end of drug effect or that he stands again to fight his addiction as music starts to sound rough and harsh again.
If this is really, what Michael tried to tell us with this song, then it's definately one of his greatest songwriting ever!
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