Just Dropped In
Kenny Rogers Lyrics
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I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawlin' out as I was a-crawlin' in
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a "Dead End" sign
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah yeah oh-yeah
Kenny Rogers's song "Just Dropped In" is a song about a psychedelic experience that the singer went through. The lyrics describe waking up in the morning with the sunrise shining in, and then finding himself in a brown paper bag within his own mind. He then trips on a cloud and falls eight miles high, tearing his mind on a jagged sky. The singer's mind is on a journey of its own, and the song describes it as if his mind is completely separate from the rest of his body, as if it's a distinct entity or spirit that can wander and travel.
The chorus of the song repeats, with the singer asking what condition his condition is in. This suggests that he is confused and disoriented, perhaps because of the psychedelic experience he's just had. Furthermore, the experience seems to have caused him to crawl in and out of a deep, dark hole, leaving him feeling tight and unable to unwind. The lyrics suggest a sense of loss of control, as everything in the singer's world seems to be spinning out of control.
The third stanza of the song describes a sign with the words "Dead End" painted on it, and although the singer has his foot on the gas, he's still on a road that leads nowhere. The song ends with the singer repeating the chorus, suggesting that he's still searching for answers about the condition of his mind and asking questions about his own existence.
Line by Line Meaning
I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in
I woke up at dawn, with the sun shining into my room.
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
My mind was so messed up, it was like it was in a paper bag.
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I was so high on drugs that I felt like I was falling from a cloud at a great height.
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
The drugs were so intense that it felt like my mind was ripped apart.
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
I was so messed up on drugs that I had to check my own mental state.
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I pushed my emotions into a dark place and then followed them down there with drug use.
I watched myself crawlin' out as I was a-crawlin' in
It felt like I was seeing myself both enter and exit a state of depression or despair.
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
The intensity of the drugs made me so anxious that I couldn't calm down.
I saw so much I broke my mind
The drugs made me see and experience things that broke my mind or drove me insane.
Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a "Dead End" sign
Someone played a cruel trick on me by painting a fake warning on a sign that really meant nothing.
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
I was driving so recklessly and with so much drug use that my mind was completely blown out or damaged.
Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare
I was so far from a big city and didn't have the resources to fix my problems.
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I was so out of it that I didn't even know where I was or where I was going.
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
I was so out of it that I had to keep reminding myself of why I was there and what state I was in.
Yeah yeah oh-yeah
This is a repetition of the chorus to emphasize the importance of checking one's own mental health and state.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MICKEY NEWBURY
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