Sorry by Alex G - Analysis

Although the meaning is very simple and straight being about drug drug addiction, regret, and reflections on childhood. I chose to write down what it means to me, as it's very easy to relate my experiences to it.

   Sorry by Alex G is about growing up around people in the drug scene and learning to hate them. Then when you also ultimately become an addict yourself, looking at these people and only seeing what you are, the hate that you once held for them, but now understanding their experiences while looking back on childhood with these people, understanding you're doing the same thing.

  "I'll get my cure, wait in the car"

  - often times addicts do it to self medicate, him saying cure could be in reference to it feeling like he needs it to feel normal. The wait in the car part, could be going back to childhood, and having to wait in the car while the adult figure bought their drug of choice. -- Being left in the car as a child, whist a parental figure bought/sold drugs seems innocent from the child's eyes. Believing the 'cure' is helping to fix them, keeping them from lashing out.  

  "I look at you, and feel the same" 

     - Looking at someone and realising that you are infact like them, even though you had promised to never be the same.

  "Could/can you forgive me for that pain?"

     - Asking for forgiveness for the pain that he caused them, the pain from the hatred that was between them. Or the pain from the neglect of their relationship. This could be wanting forgiveness from the adult figure, for hating them throughout life, ultimately causing their relationship to grow apart, with him blaming himself for it, feeling guilty for something that wasn't his fault, nor his choice. -- 'The phone goes both ways' when really, as the adult, you should be the one reaching out to your kid.

  "Pariah kid, lost in a game"

    - A pariah is someone outcasted from society, never really fitting in. He could be talking about himself as this 'pariah kid', feeling outcasted because of the adult figure's actions/ addiction. Kids can be relentless once they find something to make fun of others for, they could've found out about pariah kid's homelife, then pushing him out of social circles just for him being considered 'different.'