let me down

There are a lot of songs about drugs.

I used to think (10 minutes ago) that it was because musicians actually have a philosophy of liberal hedonism -- that illicit drug use is sort of a way to artistically fight the establishment.

The more I think of it though, they probably just write songs about drugs because that's what's in the room while they're trying to think of something interesting to write about. It's not something they may be passionate about -- it may just be a subject by default. Remember when we normal people used to cram for tests? We guzzled Dr. Pepper or something in preparation. Now imagine using similar stimulants to cram for your profession and then either try to think of something profound or make it easy on yourself and just write about what you happen to be doing at the time.

With this in mind, drugs seem way less romantic.

In case you're wondering, "Never Let Me Down" by Depeche Mode was going through my head just now. I'm pretty sure it's about drugs. And it's a great song. The lyrics are now far more sobering (wordplay intended) to me: "We're flying high/ We're watching the world pass us by."