>the subject matter is pretty much just DUDE DRUGS LMAO
You're missing the point. He's talking about his addiction, and how it's destroying his life and he's afraid that he might die because he's in too deep. Look at the first verse on Downward Spiral:
>I'm sweating like I’m in a rave
>Been in this room for 3 days
>Think I’m hearing voices
>Paranoid and think I’m seeing ghost-es, oh shit
>Phone keep ringing but I cut that shit off
>Only time I use it when I tell the dealer drop it off
>Had a threesome last night, ain’t matter what it cost
>Couldn’t it get hard, tried to stuff it in soft
>Had to fuck em both raw, keep my fingers crossed
>Been grinding on my teeth so long it's swelling up my jaw
>Nothing on but my bathrobe and pinky ring
>Your worst nightmare for me is a normal dream
>And if I learned anything
>Is don’t nod off with ya motherfucking cigarette burning
>Knocking on my door but I won’t answer
>Residue on mirrors, Jojo dancer
This is a story. He's not at all advocating for this kind of lifestyle. The story is that he was on a drug bender for multiple days, it got way out of hand, and he thought he might die. The only thing that saved his life was he fell asleep with a cigarette in his hand and lit the bed on fire, bringing the fire department or someone else to come and save him. Even while the person is knocking on the door to come save him, he's too drugged up to answer it. This is kind of a wake up call for Danny, and on the next verse he reflects on his life decisions.
This is kind of way you should approach the album. If you find any glamour in what he's talking about, that's due to you glamorizing. Every song is about his life and addiction getting crazier and crazier until the last song when he decides that he won't be able to survive his addiction, so he will make music until the day he dies to carry on his legacy.
Sorry for the long comment, I really like this album.
