If you wanna hang out
You've gotta take her out
Cocaine
If you wanna get down
Down on the ground
Cocaine
She don't lie
She don't lie
She don't lie
COCAINE
If you got bad news
You wanna kick them blues
Cocaine
When your day is done
And you wanna run
Cocaine
She don't lie
She don't lie
She don't lie
COCAINE
If your thing is gone
And you wanna ride on
Cocaine
Don't forget this fact
You can't get it back
Cocaine
She don't lie
She don't lie
She don't lie
COCAINE
She don't lie
She don't lie
She don't lie
COCAINE
You've gotta take her out
Cocaine
If you wanna get down
Down on the ground
Cocaine
She don't lie
She don't lie
She don't lie
COCAINE
If you got bad news
You wanna kick them blues
Cocaine
When your day is done
And you wanna run
Cocaine
She don't lie
She don't lie
She don't lie
COCAINE
If your thing is gone
And you wanna ride on
Cocaine
Don't forget this fact
You can't get it back
Cocaine
She don't lie
She don't lie
She don't lie
COCAINE
She don't lie
She don't lie
She don't lie
COCAINE
Alright so this song is obviously about Cocaine. Hands down one of Eric Claptons best songs. So if this is your first time hearing this song you might be inclined to think Eric is supporting the use of cocaine. In reality he says its an anti-drug song. He supports this by saying look at the opening lyrics, "if you wanna get down, down on the ground, cocaine". In essence saying theres a price to pay to use cocaine. Clapton had many drug addictions in the 60's and 70's. I believe he was finally sober by the mid 70's. Obviously the justice issue present is the use of drugs. In reality Clapton has to be using his own experiences for the lyrics. In my opinion it seems like there are mixed messages being sent. I think a lot of artists purposefully make music to interpret subjectively.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUSzL2leaFM&ob=av2n
ReplyDeleteanother great clapton song
It is hard to interpret what he means in this song. To me it does seem like he is promoting the use of cocaine and his defense of it with the first line doesn't really change the message the rest of the song seems to be giving off.
ReplyDeleteI can see drew's view of this song's meaning, but I also see your explanation of this song. Especially with the background of Eric Clapton.
ReplyDeleteIt does seem a little glamorous.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great song in general. Big clapton fan. He seems to highlight the ups and downs of cocaine. He probably goes off experiences, a lot of songs back then were drawn from them.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first read the lyrics I definitely thought he was supporting the use of cocaine. Even after reading what you said about how this was an anti-drug song, I still think it's about supporting the use of cocaine. I agree with Drew about how the first line doesn't change the rest of the song.
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