Cold Turkey - Paul's agony?

[ZioMarco]

I've read that John's song "Cold Turkey" represents the suffering for a crisis from drug abstinence.

But rethinking to the text, it seems to me the story of Paul's agony.

Here is the text. What do you think about it?

Temperature's rising
Fever is high
Can't see no future
Can't see no sky
My feet are so heavy
So is my head
I wish I was a baby
I wish I was dead

Cold turkey has got me on the run

My body is aching
Goose-pimple bone
Can't see no body
Leave me alone

My eyes are wide open
Can't get to sleep
One thing I'm sure of
I'm in at the deep freeze

Cold turkey has got me on the run

Cold turkey has got me on the run

Thirty-six hours
Rolling in pain
Praying to someone
Free me again

Oh I'll be a good boy
Please make me well
I promise you anything
Get me out of this hell

Cold turkey has got me on the run
Oh, oh, oh, oh

[Perplexed]

It seems at face value heoin withdrawal (as I've heard, not experienced);
but many lines fit as double entendre.

A lot of it could apply to JP's suffering.

[PaulBearer]

And for me, another possible indication that Paul didn't die imediately but was left incapacitated (form his disease), and may have taken several days to die.

[eyesbleed]

Paul said:

And for me, another possible indication that Paul didn't die imediately but was left incapacitated (form his disease), and may have taken several days to die.

WOW, I never thought about the lyrics in that light. I always assumed it was strictly a heroin(or whatever) withdrawal song.
I used to do a much faster version of Cold Turkey. After we quit doing covers, we kept doing CT.
Of course I wasn't aware of PID back then either.
GREAT thoughts on those lyrics!

Just in case anybody's interested, & assuming it's OK, I'll put a link to my take on it. It's a 2200kb mp3 file. I think Mr.Lennon would've liked this version.
www.geocities.com/eyesbleed/coldturkey.index.htm.mp3