hmm noone has commented on this song yet, which is surprising...i think it's one of jerry's best. i think this is about kurt. soo i tried to interpretate everything:
"His hands are clenched
His knuckles white"
in the infamous "greenhouse picture" of kurt, you can see the right half of his body. his hand is clenched in a fist and yes, his hand is white, cause he had been dead for quite some time. then...
"He got a gun
And gave up the fight"
-this is a little more obvious, he gave up his heroine addiction, and his everyday troubles.
"When I found out
I couldn't even cry
Well I am now
And I'm tryin' to figure out why"
-it didnt really affect jerry at first, and probably thought it was just a stupid thing to do, but then later in life, he realized what a great songwriter kurt was, but doesnt know why he didnt notice earlier.
"I'll save it for you
You save me from me"
-jerry's sayin' "kurt, i'll save the music for you, buddy" and hes saying that kurt saved jerry from goin down the bad road of drugs and depression.
---then...begins the chorus, which is like kurt talking through jerry...
"And the hole in my head I can see
Tell her I love her
Tell the kids that I loved them"
-the first line is morbidly obvious, then he says to tell courtney he loved her, and also "the kids" that he loved them...kids being his fans.
"Oh, it's a bad dream
I've got only time
Yeah, it's a bad dream
I've got only time
You know it's a bad dream
I've got only time
I wish it was a bad dream
I wish it was a bad dream
'Cause it's gonna hurt a long time"
-this is kurt saying (through jerry) that his life was no good (a bad dream) and now he has all the time in the world up in heaven.
"He lies awake
With saddened eyes
Sleeping babies
Keeping him alive"
-kurt is too depressed to even sleep, but he still goes on for his fans...but he couldnt hold out forever.
@TransparentSunChild while I'm all for people getting out of a song what they want to get out of it, this was about a relative of Jerry's. I believe it was an Uncle or 1st cousin. Jerry has more sense and intellect to let that talentless Cobain affect any of his songs or writings.
@TransparentSunChild while I'm all for people getting out of a song what they want to get out of it, this was about a relative of Jerry's. I believe it was an Uncle or 1st cousin. Jerry has more sense and intellect to let that talentless Cobain affect any of his songs or writings.
hmm noone has commented on this song yet, which is surprising...i think it's one of jerry's best. i think this is about kurt. soo i tried to interpretate everything:
"His hands are clenched His knuckles white"
"He got a gun And gave up the fight" -this is a little more obvious, he gave up his heroine addiction, and his everyday troubles.
"When I found out I couldn't even cry Well I am now And I'm tryin' to figure out why" -it didnt really affect jerry at first, and probably thought it was just a stupid thing to do, but then later in life, he realized what a great songwriter kurt was, but doesnt know why he didnt notice earlier.
"I'll save it for you You save me from me" -jerry's sayin' "kurt, i'll save the music for you, buddy" and hes saying that kurt saved jerry from goin down the bad road of drugs and depression.
---then...begins the chorus, which is like kurt talking through jerry...
"And the hole in my head I can see Tell her I love her Tell the kids that I loved them" -the first line is morbidly obvious, then he says to tell courtney he loved her, and also "the kids" that he loved them...kids being his fans.
"Oh, it's a bad dream I've got only time Yeah, it's a bad dream I've got only time You know it's a bad dream I've got only time I wish it was a bad dream I wish it was a bad dream 'Cause it's gonna hurt a long time"
-this is kurt saying (through jerry) that his life was no good (a bad dream) and now he has all the time in the world up in heaven.
"He lies awake With saddened eyes Sleeping babies Keeping him alive" -kurt is too depressed to even sleep, but he still goes on for his fans...but he couldnt hold out forever.
the rest is repeated.
@TransparentSunChild while I'm all for people getting out of a song what they want to get out of it, this was about a relative of Jerry's. I believe it was an Uncle or 1st cousin. Jerry has more sense and intellect to let that talentless Cobain affect any of his songs or writings.
@TransparentSunChild while I'm all for people getting out of a song what they want to get out of it, this was about a relative of Jerry's. I believe it was an Uncle or 1st cousin. Jerry has more sense and intellect to let that talentless Cobain affect any of his songs or writings.