Medicine is a shoegaze/dream pop band from Los Angeles, USA. They have had … Read Full Bio ↴Medicine is a shoegaze/dream pop band from Los Angeles, USA. They have had two distinct incarnations. The band was first formed in 1991 by guitarist and programmer Brad Laner (aka Electric Company) and signed to Rick Rubin's American Recordings label the following year. Medicine was/is considered the American response to shoegazing bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Ride and Chapterhouse. With a signature guitar tone, created by running Brad Laner's guitar through a Yamaha 8-track recorder, Medicine's music managed to distinguish itself from some of the more noisy and ambiguous endeavours of the shoegazing movement. The band made a brief appearance as themselves in the film The Crow, performing Time Baby III.

Brad Laner broke up the original band in 1995.

In 2003 The Mechanical Forces of Love was released. For this album Medicine was just a duo, consisting of Brad Laner and singer Shannon Lee (sister of The Crow's star, Brandon, and daughter of Bruce).

1st April 2013 Brad Laner announces new Medicine track 'Long As The Sun' with the original line up, to be downloaded here:

https://soundcloud.com/capturedtracks/medicine-long-as-the-sun/

Miss Drugstore
Medicine Lyrics

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And I had no way of knowing, and I saw you in a dream
And the special way you showed me, and I didn't need to see

And the pains arrive inside me, and the pleasure heals the pain
And behind the thing I'm sure of, and we can't go back again

And for all the love you washed up, and for nothing I gained or lost
And for wasted time spent sleeping, and you're not as bright as I thought

And you hear me pass between us, and nothing remains the same
And you'll be back where you started, and I'll just forget your face

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Miss Drugstore" by Medicine is a song about a person's encounter with someone they met in their dream. The lyrics depict a sense of confusion and uncertainty as the singer tries to come to terms with the experience. It narrates how a person met someone extraordinary in a dream and how that encounter changed him. The line "And the special way you showed me, and I didn't need to see" suggests that the dream meeting was so profound that it didn't require any visual confirmation to understand.

The song delves into contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure. The line "And the pains arrive inside me, and the pleasure heals the pain" signifies the mixed emotions the singer experiences when trying to understand the dream encounter. This sentiment is further accentuated in the line "And for all the love you washed up, and for nothing I gained or lost," where the singer seems to grapple with the ambiguous feelings of hopelessness and confusion that the encounter has brought about. The line "And you hear me pass between us, and nothing remains the same" represents an uneasiness and disconnect between the two individuals. The song ends by indicating the singer's intention to forget the encounter and move on, "And you'll be back where you started, and I'll just forget your face."

Line by Line Meaning

And I had no way of knowing, and I saw you in a dream
I did not expect it, but you appeared in my dream.

And the special way you showed me, and I didn't need to see
You showed me something special without actually showing it to me.

And the pains arrive inside me, and the pleasure heals the pain
Pain hurts me from within, but pleasure can heal it.

And behind the thing I'm sure of, and we can't go back again
Even though I am sure of something, we cannot return to the past.

And for all the love you washed up, and for nothing I gained or lost
You gave me love, but I did not gain or lose anything from it.

And for wasted time spent sleeping, and you're not as bright as I thought
I wasted my time sleeping and you were not as intelligent as I presumed.

And you hear me pass between us, and nothing remains the same
You heard me say something that changed the situation between us permanently.

And you'll be back where you started, and I'll just forget your face
You will return to where you began and I will forget what you look like.

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