Hospital Bed Lyrics

Lyric discussion by IrishGuyFromVA 

Cover art for Hospital Bed lyrics by Ben Kweller

I love this song. I haven't the slightest what it means.

To many people, some of Ben's music is very frustrating. "What's with the lyrics! Butterflies are passive-aggressive?!" Ben writes in what's called a stream of consciousness. Those who have tried to write one (myself included), know that often times what you write makes no sense at all. (Haha. I once wrote in one, "A rose bed of empty promises". WTF?!) See what I mean, it's basically your unconscious talking, and if you're into psych, you'll realize that often times, your unconscious can say some pretty weird crap. I think Beck may be the same way, too. But that's speculation. Ben does this because I've heard him talk about it.