Discover the story of the song > Soma – The Strokes

The song is about a drug called Soma that people take during hard times to see pain in a new way. The protagonist is racing against time and losing, while trying too hard to be like others. He meets a woman, who says she will be there for him but then walks out. In the end, the protagonist doesn't want to listen to people who have been doing things their way for twenty-five years and his friends keep asking for more.