it's all surreal... think of a painting by Vladimir Kush or M.C Escher...
i think the only real link to actuality is born slippy w/the lager reference to karl's past battles with alcohol.
other than it's merely a play on words - he uses metaphors from the standpoint of drug use, however, he's not really referring to drug use... come on - Spoonman, 8 Ball, Jumbo, Beautiful Burnout... etc...
he's very good at it too.
