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Hey you, you're way ahead of me
You're drunk on apathy
You burned right out
Hey you, you're just a cripple now
They sell for millions now
They sold you out
Oh, I had to tell them you were gone
I had to tell them they were wrong
And now they're playing your song
Hey you, don't take it out on me
You're bored on apathy
You burned right out
Hey you, so bored and cynical
It's fucking wonderful, they sold you out
Oh, they've bought and sold it all it's gone
They've taken it and built a mall
And now they're playing your song
Oooh, their innocence tastes like candy, yeah
Get so fat on it, it's a tragedy, yeah
Oooh, I can help you come to me yeah
Just bring your innocence to me, yeah
Hey you, don't you dare blame me
You trusted everything
They sold you out
It's just so mean and cruel
They sold you out
You're drunk on apathy
You burned right out
Hey you, you're just a cripple now
They sell for millions now
They sold you out
I had to tell them they were wrong
And now they're playing your song
You're bored on apathy
You burned right out
Hey you, so bored and cynical
It's fucking wonderful, they sold you out
They've taken it and built a mall
And now they're playing your song
Get so fat on it, it's a tragedy, yeah
Oooh, I can help you come to me yeah
Just bring your innocence to me, yeah
You trusted everything
They sold you out
It's just so mean and cruel
They sold you out
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i thought it was about how after kurt died she had to deal with all the rumors he was still alive ("i had to tell them you were gone, i had to tell them they were wrong"), and she just wanted people to leave her alone and meanwhile theyre still playing nirvana nonstop on the radio and shes still hearing kurts voice all over the place. personally i think she had something to do with his death but thats what she wrote the song about. also is every song on celebrity skin about kurt cobain? in my mind theyre all connected to him somehow, probably cause im a huge nirvana fan
she said she never made the "widow album" and that the only song really about kurt cobain was honey in an interview. i beleive her, well i beleive that she believes that, though you may not agree with this kurts death was a huge grievous impact upon her that took a long time to admit to herself completely(imo). so subconsciously she probably did have a part of her mind thinking about him when she wrote certain lines or songs.
she said she never made the "widow album" and that the only song really about kurt cobain was honey in an interview. i beleive her, well i beleive that she believes that, though you may not agree with this kurts death was a huge grievous impact upon her that took a long time to admit to herself completely(imo). so subconsciously she probably did have a part of her mind thinking about him when she wrote certain lines or songs.
I love Courtney Love, and i love Kurt Cobain - and altho I think he was incredibly talented, beautiful and had 2 put up with incredible sh**, he shouldn't ever have killed himself. it makes suicide look 2 attractive 2 teenagers. its a great song tho... and blatantly about kurt. Rock In Peace.
courtney said she didnt want to make the "widow album" but i honestly think most if not all songs on celebrity skin are tied to kurt in some way. this one seems to be the most obvious. i think shes yelling at kurt in the first chorus for forcing her to go through his death, saying she had to tell the world he was dead and live with all the murder theories (which i actually believe are pretty valid) and nirvana fans criticizing her. then shes talking about how she has to hear kurts songs being played on the radio all the time, and other bands copying his style
@SludgeGarden13 The murder theories are incredibly valid, I agree. Especially in light of the new stuff that wasn't included on cobaincase.com and released in "Soaked In Bleach"-this is just an insulting song directed at Kurt. She's more hardcore, more of a rockstar but that's what she SAYS, what she really FEELS is pissed off that she will never surpass Kurt in popularity.
@SludgeGarden13 The murder theories are incredibly valid, I agree. Especially in light of the new stuff that wasn't included on cobaincase.com and released in "Soaked In Bleach"-this is just an insulting song directed at Kurt. She's more hardcore, more of a rockstar but that's what she SAYS, what she really FEELS is pissed off that she will never surpass Kurt in popularity.
this song reminds me of people selling out to the devil. and hating God for no reason but their pathetic avarice ambitions.
yep about nirvana being sold out and kurt not being happy with that?? i guess...
dont call him a wimp for killing himself
I think think she's saying that he killed himself before he could sell out but it didn't matter because the media sold him out.
It's about over-commercialisation of music (hence the 'mall' reference) and how greedy record company execs take music and dehumanise what it stands for.
I mean, you only have to look at how Smells Like Teen Spirit has become an almost corny corporate logo for misguided teens (thanks to the media) to see what Love is talking about here. She's saying that these bands and these songs used to be REAL and actually mean things to people, but the over-use of them has meant they've become empty and meaningless.
i agree with zeroglitter. thats a cool name, by the way. like the record companies, or whomever, take their innocence and then screw them over, and then they become apathetic, bored, and cynical...and rightfully so.
This is a wonderful song, brimming over with bitterness.The meaning I find in it is probably not the meaning most people would, however. I like the anger and strength of this song, along withthe cynicism. I think the song is about appreciation after the fact. When someone is gone and dead, the people who in their lifetime were treated badly are now idolised with false admiration. Yes, they are playing your song but what did they do to you?-''they sold you out''. Of course, you rarely can appreciate something until it is gone. Then you idealise it and call it better than it was, though of course it iprobably was better than whatever you have right now. This song has echoes of Kurt Cobain's life.