Analysis
ok so analysis...
so right at the beginning there was the shoes...so that was loosely like, when he'd been put on the tour he got to kind of walk around in someone else's shoes for a while. Shoes also kind of relate to fans - coz as a reader, as a fan, you put yourself in tommy's shoes for the story...you want him to be happy...but you feel his pain.
Then on the boat...theres a line "Dont worry Tommy, i wont let go" or something like that. But that kinda translates to Tommy wouldn't let Adam go...he was self destructing, holding onto all the memories and flashbacks...he was 'drowning' in those memories...like when he went under the water...through the bubbles he saw adam. So later on when he overdoses….its like bubbles...he knows he's self destructing...but he sees Adam...so he feels its ok.
He didn't want to die...he just wanted to hallucinate and see the memories again.
The conversation "Its all ganna end soon, isnt it" "maybe i dont want it to end" it was kind of dawning on him at that point that it was over although he didn't want to believe it
The whole idea of the carnival and Tommy 'wasnt ready to get off the ride yet' so the ride related to adam and the life he had lived with him in his life.
"I'm ganna miss this world...where this...is real" relates back to the last chapter...because adam never saw it as real...it was always that dream
"Thanks for taking the ride with me" - relates to the car...that tommy was there for that final drive...he was thankful he had tommy with him
"Don't be afraid"... in the dream...in the memory... Adam was telling him not to be afraid to let go...both in the way of the kiss...as well as the memory.
"Lost…in the music" because tommy realized Adam was always going to be there...although not in sight he was still part of his life...he was just "lost" but in the music he was still alive.