In the first verse, he's saying that he can't give because he is causing grief, that he is consumed by hatred, and that he is taking this out on his loved one. She is still reaching out to him because she loves him, but he runs away. She falls and gets hurt because of his actions. He runs away because he is hurt. His very idea of love is confused, and he's really afraid. He knows he's hurting her, and maybe he hates himself for it. It's his "disease." That's what the chorus is about.
Come to the second verse. There she is, and she thinks of love while he is just waiting and hating all the more. He can't help it. There is so much hate inside perhaps because of his upbringing. But he falls this time, not her, and he is on skinned knees because he is hurt.
Now they share the pain of loving each other at this point. He realizes that he loves her, and she loves him. He can give of himself now. "Now there's time to give it all..." He put his fears behind him again (fears of being rejected, fears of not being loved, that CORE in which he must've hurt). They both will crawl with skinned knees but together.
So it's definitely a love song about hurting those we love and those we love hurting us.
It's not about addiction so much. Maybe people focus too much on Layne's songs as being those of an addict. I can say from personal experience that there are reasons why people use to begin with, and this is the deeper question. Layne must have felt so much pain in his life, but Demri was his bright spot in so many ways I'm sure. "Love, Hate, Love" had to do with his love for Demri similarly. He says this live by alluding that to a special little girl (Demri was short.).
Layne was SO honest in his songs. Is there anyone like that these days?
musicbank - you hit the nail on the head here I think..This song is not about drugs at all. The "disease" is the disease of love and hate, and I agree this song somehow coincides with "Love, Hate, Love.." It's the circle of true love. Possibly there was a relationship that was fantastic in the beginning, two people separate, the "confusion" then begins.. Hopefully there is a ending for this though in true happiness!
musicbank - you hit the nail on the head here I think..This song is not about drugs at all. The "disease" is the disease of love and hate, and I agree this song somehow coincides with "Love, Hate, Love.." It's the circle of true love. Possibly there was a relationship that was fantastic in the beginning, two people separate, the "confusion" then begins.. Hopefully there is a ending for this though in true happiness!
This song changes with each verse.
In the first verse, he's saying that he can't give because he is causing grief, that he is consumed by hatred, and that he is taking this out on his loved one. She is still reaching out to him because she loves him, but he runs away. She falls and gets hurt because of his actions. He runs away because he is hurt. His very idea of love is confused, and he's really afraid. He knows he's hurting her, and maybe he hates himself for it. It's his "disease." That's what the chorus is about.
Come to the second verse. There she is, and she thinks of love while he is just waiting and hating all the more. He can't help it. There is so much hate inside perhaps because of his upbringing. But he falls this time, not her, and he is on skinned knees because he is hurt.
Now they share the pain of loving each other at this point. He realizes that he loves her, and she loves him. He can give of himself now. "Now there's time to give it all..." He put his fears behind him again (fears of being rejected, fears of not being loved, that CORE in which he must've hurt). They both will crawl with skinned knees but together.
So it's definitely a love song about hurting those we love and those we love hurting us.
It's not about addiction so much. Maybe people focus too much on Layne's songs as being those of an addict. I can say from personal experience that there are reasons why people use to begin with, and this is the deeper question. Layne must have felt so much pain in his life, but Demri was his bright spot in so many ways I'm sure. "Love, Hate, Love" had to do with his love for Demri similarly. He says this live by alluding that to a special little girl (Demri was short.).
Layne was SO honest in his songs. Is there anyone like that these days?
musicbank - you hit the nail on the head here I think..This song is not about drugs at all. The "disease" is the disease of love and hate, and I agree this song somehow coincides with "Love, Hate, Love.." It's the circle of true love. Possibly there was a relationship that was fantastic in the beginning, two people separate, the "confusion" then begins.. Hopefully there is a ending for this though in true happiness!
musicbank - you hit the nail on the head here I think..This song is not about drugs at all. The "disease" is the disease of love and hate, and I agree this song somehow coincides with "Love, Hate, Love.." It's the circle of true love. Possibly there was a relationship that was fantastic in the beginning, two people separate, the "confusion" then begins.. Hopefully there is a ending for this though in true happiness!