Let's Talk About...SISTER HONEY

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Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

What songs on RAL are for sure about blow? I've speculated about that for a while but until now, I've never heard anyone mention a potential common trend on the album.

First off, I love "Sister Honey." It is one of my favorite songs to jam to by myself in the car, soonafter recieving weird looks from people at stoplights. Now that I think about it.... I think that there could definitely be ties to coke, although some of my conclusions are stretched. I'm going to dissect the lyrics as if "Sister Honey" is blow... She's definitely personifying something here.

I think you will like Sister Honey
She will help you
Make up your mind
even if you don't need her
Tell her you need her
She needs you brother

She could be initially commenting on how the drug kind of eradicates indecisiveness in a user. I think that its interesting that Stevie says, "even if you don't need her, tell her you need her." It's almost like she realizes that addiction is totally a state of mind and cocaine doesn't have to be a "neccessity" if that state of mind can be changed. Instead, the coke world literally needs people like her to sustain the business.

Strange fascination
Some kind of temptation
To know Sister
Never having allowed yourself
Do you understand the word, pleasure
Well, you say it's just never crossed your mind
And she believes you

An explanation of the tempting aspects of the drug-- to "know" Sister is to meet a totally different type of pleasure.

Can we still be friends
the answer's always yes
Even best intentions turn around one day

She realizes that keeping the "relationship" may be a "best intention" but it could be harmful.

Nobody's right, baby
All the time
And a fool never knows what he's leaving behind
So take some time to know the real story
Cause a soul that's true is your ride to glory
Don't let that golden hair get in your way , baby

This verse justifies the potential harm of coke-- she doesn't want to be the "fool" who "leaves behind" an experience that may or may not be a good one. She has to take the ride regardless of what the odds may be.

Come back solemn stranger
It's your last chance
She's almost gone, now
And she'll go fast like a jet plane
And then fast like a star stream
She'll hit you with a fury
Whispering the words one more time, baby
One more time
And she says don't let that golden hair
Get in your way now

"One more time, baby".... yeah, I'm voting coke as a potential metaphor on this one.

I've never considered Sister Honey in this light. I guess I never really tried to dissect this one. The music is so catchy that I didn't care about the lyrics.

Very interesting though. I never saw Sister Honey as a very "deep" song, but now I see how clearly Sister Honey could be referencing addiction.

I love this song. Well, I love the whole Rock a Little album but this is in my top 3. For whatever reason this is always one of the songs I like to rock out to while I'm cleaning my house lol.