| Nirvana – Lithium Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think its about a mental breakdown after battling depression for so long. I believe i suffer from depression although i havent gone to a doctor to be diagnosed, so the words may mean something differently to me than to most. "im so happy... friends in my head." this refers to being lonely, entertaining yourself, being your own friend. "Im so ugly" Low self esteem, with a cynical response "so are you". "sunday morning....for all i care.. im not scared." After feeling horrible for so long, you could care less about responsibilities hence sunday morning(when most have their day off). fuck it sunday morning everyday.."i found god" in a drug of choice. "im so lonely thats ok ill shave my head, and im not sad." sometimes, to cope with lonliness and sadness some resort to doing thinkgs that seem to not help like shaving your head, or self harm but to the person in the song, its makes him not sad anymore.. "im to blame for all ive heard" often feel like everything is my fault. "but im not sure" low self esteem leads to self doubt and you really begin to believe everything is your fault. im so excited, i cant wait to meet you there, but i dont care" this line to me relates to how i would like to hurry up and meet those close to me who ive lost wherever they may be, but i dont care if its today or later in my years. The last line of this verse i always sing as "im so retarded i cant take a sedative"(a line kurt sang in a live show). sometimes i react badly to "self-medicating" drugs. but im so retarded i still do them.. "i like/miss/love/kill" this describes how you feel when youre at your breaking point. not a place you want to be. Sorry for the paragraph, just had to put my interpretation out there. |
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| Nirvana – On a Plain Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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heres what I think. I see depression alot of the lyrics, but tht might just be the way i feel. " Start this off without any words, got so high i scratched till i bled" obviously a drug user. "love myself better than you" that part i guess relates to the fact that when youre a druggie, in the end you do what it takes to get your fix no matter what. you want to feel that for yourself more than helping or pleasing anyone else, including those closest to you. "finest day ive ever had... cry on command". perhaps the day when one realizes and accepts their depression and can go on, however its always there and you can "cry on command". Im on a plain, i cant complain.. that can mean hes on a certain place, or stage (a plain if you will) of his life thats not so great, but it can always be worse. "my mother died every night" perhaps a mother who also suffered from depression, and he (whomever the song may be about) saw his mother in a sense die, every night. Black sheep got..forgot to put on zip code" this line makes me think of someone who feels they can never do anything right. theyre the black sheep and once again theyve screwed up by forgetting the zip code. (my favorite part of the song)"Somewhere i have heard this before" When you havent felt very much in a very long time and you get that tiny spark of an old feeling that you once felt somewhere before... "In a dream my memory is stored" You scan your memory trying to remember where youve felt that feeling before.. "as defense im neutered and spayed".. The world kicking you down again, just as youre about to make sense of things.(or life) "what the hell am i trying to say?" Society tells you that you make no sense and tells you to get over it, once youve heard this enough, you begin to question yoursef. "It is now time to make it unclear.write of lines..make sense." nothin really makes sense anymore, youre unable to sort out b.s. from fact. "One more message.. then i can go home" Theres just one more thing to take care of before you can check out.... sorry for that being so long. just had to put my ideas out there. |
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| Sheryl Crow – If It Makes You Happy Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Remember hearing this song when i was a kid. it means something totally different now that im older however and i can seem to relate. It seems to be about a vice or habit of some sort that makes you feel happy at the moment, but depression also comes out in the song. Firstly "i belong, a long way from here". someone with depression usually feels as though they do not belong anywhere . " put a poncho, played for mosquitos and drank till i was thirsty again" Sometimes when youre all alone... and youve been drinking you wanna play your guitar and theres no one there to listen but..well... mosquitos i suppose. After that the verse about thrift stores sounds like some sort of adventure an alcoholic or drug addict would go on, (in their head or not). "ok i made this up, i promised you id never give up".. letting down your family and friends by drinking again. Chorus is pretty straight up. Next few parts sound like the description of a drug addicts life. "scrape the mold off your bread and serve you french toast again." and the last part sounds like a repeat of the first part... cuz the cycle just continues.... just my take on it... |
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