its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
Well it's true he was so young
But you are here
And the moment clouds your brain
You could have even saved him
That means nothing
You could have even been there
It's a lie
How can you blame him for your life
It's a mental suicide
And it carries you away
Dissolve your fears into one
Try to figure out
Dissolve will find a way
And it's true we aren't immune
But there's a way
And denial crowds your brain
To try and understand him
That means nothing
To you and find the meaning
It's a lie
How can you blame him for your life
It's a mental suicide
And it carries you away
Dissolve your fears into one
Try to figure out
Dissolve will find a way
To right or wrong
To understand
To figure out
It's in his plans
To leave alone
To find a way
To figure out
It's not your fault
And it's the both of you he's ruined
He's torn away
All the desire born inside
You could have even saved him
That means nothing
You could have even been there
It's a lie
To try and understand him
That means nothing
To try and find the meaning
It's a lie
Dissolve your fears into one
Try to figure out
Dissolve will find a way
To leave alone
To find a way
To figure out
It's not your fault
You see yourself
Mother would be proud of you
To leave alone
To find a way
To figure out
It's not your fault
You see yourself
Mother would be proud of you anymore
But you are here
And the moment clouds your brain
You could have even saved him
That means nothing
You could have even been there
It's a lie
How can you blame him for your life
It's a mental suicide
And it carries you away
Dissolve your fears into one
Try to figure out
Dissolve will find a way
And it's true we aren't immune
But there's a way
And denial crowds your brain
To try and understand him
That means nothing
To you and find the meaning
It's a lie
How can you blame him for your life
It's a mental suicide
And it carries you away
Dissolve your fears into one
Try to figure out
Dissolve will find a way
To right or wrong
To understand
To figure out
It's in his plans
To leave alone
To find a way
To figure out
It's not your fault
And it's the both of you he's ruined
He's torn away
All the desire born inside
You could have even saved him
That means nothing
You could have even been there
It's a lie
To try and understand him
That means nothing
To try and find the meaning
It's a lie
Dissolve your fears into one
Try to figure out
Dissolve will find a way
To leave alone
To find a way
To figure out
It's not your fault
You see yourself
Mother would be proud of you
To leave alone
To find a way
To figure out
It's not your fault
You see yourself
Mother would be proud of you anymore
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I pretty much agree with Kinger.
I think the song is pretty much telling them to move on after the suicide. That they need to stop guilting themselves, because, blaming themselves for his suicide is actually blaming his suicide for everything that's wrong in their lives.
It works this way: If they continue to blame themselves, they're racked with guilt. Then whenever they fall through on their real responsibilities, the guilt-depression becomes an excuse.
It boils down to: they need to stop feeling guilty and sorry for themselves.