The Acid Queen by The Who

The Acid Queen

by

The Who

If your child ain't all he should be now
This girl will put him right.
I'll show him what he could be now
Just give me one night.
I'm the Gypsy - the acid Queen.
Pay before we start.
I'm the Gypsy - The acid queen.
I'll tear your soul apart.

Give us a room and close the door
Leave us for a while.
Your boy won't be a boy no more
Young, but not a child.
I'm the Gypsy - the acid queen.
Pay before we start.
I'm the Gypsy the acid queen.
I'll tear your soul apart.

Gather your wits and hold on fast,
Your mind must learn to roam.
Just as the Gypsy Queen must do
You're gonna hit the road.

My work is done now look at him
He's never been more alive.
His head it shakes his fingers clutch.
Watch his body writhe
I'm the Gypsy - the acid queen.
Pay before we start.
I'm the Gypsy - I'm guaranteed.
To break your little heart. 

(Lyrics)

          The songwriters are trying to show how dangerous drugs are in this song. They show a boy taken to a gypsy to be healed. The major symbol is acid, being the drug LSD. It's a symbol that drugs aren't good for anything. It uses repetition of I'm the Gypsy and the Acid Queen to show how drugs make you not so sane.The author's tone is creepy and insane.

         This is a huuuuuuuuge representation of the drug use of the 60s. There was lots of floaters, hippies, and communes in the 60s. Most people in the 60s counterculture was alright with drug use. Anything they could use to "be happy" and "see stars", they would use. It makes the comment that drug use is not good for anyone, while everyone is using it for a temporary high. It shows how insane people will become when something is needed and nothing else works.