Biocentennial Section 2

Biocentennial
Section 2

Right after mentioning where the princess died in a certain spot  he started reminiscing on his past about taking drugs in parties/bars with his friends and remembering the altered feeling it gave himself and others which concluded to something "beautiful" even their faces when seeing their reflection. I think he says that because this might not have been the best time in his life and these drugs altered his perception into something delightful but only temporarily. He then mentions owing thanks to complete strangers perhaps relating it to buying drugs in an alley and to royalty greeting and saying thanks on occasions.
At the end of section 2 he describes a song that was being played and how he can feel the same emotion of the song which was sadness and loneliness.