The Bell Jar Themes in a Song

I heard this song this weekend called "The Drugs don't work by the Verve and it reminded me a lot of Esther and The Bell Jar.

I heard this song this weekend called "The Drugs Don't Work" by the Verve and it kind of reminded me of Esther and The Bell Jar. The part where he says "all this talk of getting old is getting me down my love" reminds me of how the idea of growing up and getting married depresses Esther. It also reminds me of Bell Jar when it talks about how the drugs aren't working because although Esther never  explicitly tells the reader, it is likely she is on psychiatric medication for her mental illness because the pills she uses to attempt suicide are "...doled...out to me, night by night..." (168).

All this talk of getting old
It's getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
This time I'm comin' down

And I hope you're thinking of me
As you lay down on your side
Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

But I know I'm on a losing streak
'Cause I passed down my old street
And if you wanna show, then just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

'Cause baby, ooh, if heaven calls, I'm coming, too
Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead

All this talk of getting old 
It's getting me down my love
Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown
This time I'm comin' down

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again

'Cause baby, ooh, if heaven calls, I'm coming, too
Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead

But if you wanna show, just let me know
And I'll sing in your ear again

Now the drugs don't work
They just make you worse
But I know I'll see your face again 

Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again
Yeah, I know I'll see your face again

I'm never going down, I'm never coming down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
I'm never coming down, I'm never going down
No more, no more, no more, no more, no more
[Repeat and Fade Out]