”Pictures of Me”, maybe not one of my favourites, but obviously still very good. Once again I’d like to state that I don’t believe this song has to do anything with drugs or alcohol.
Once again, like in “Say Yes”, I’ll refer to an interview Elliott Smith did where he answered what “Pictures of Me” was about.
(Interviewer asks what “Pictures of Me” is about)
Elliott Smith: “That song was supposed to be about someone seeing other people doing things they don’t like, and it disturbs them because if another person could do something wrong, then you gotta figure, you can too.”
“I'm not surprised and really,
Why should I be?
See nothing wrong
See nothing wrong”
I myself interpreted in another way, of not wanting to bend for higher authorities in society, where I’d put the line.
“Who’d like to see me down on, my fucking knees?”
Where it as if he’s questioning why he should do it.
But if I go by Elliott Smith’s explanation, I think it simplified would mean that we usually scold at people for doing something we think is wrong, but we usually forgot to look at ourselves, therefore “Pictures of Me.”
”Pictures of Me”, maybe not one of my favourites, but obviously still very good. Once again I’d like to state that I don’t believe this song has to do anything with drugs or alcohol.
Once again, like in “Say Yes”, I’ll refer to an interview Elliott Smith did where he answered what “Pictures of Me” was about.
(Interviewer asks what “Pictures of Me” is about) Elliott Smith: “That song was supposed to be about someone seeing other people doing things they don’t like, and it disturbs them because if another person could do something wrong, then you gotta figure, you can too.”
“I'm not surprised and really, Why should I be? See nothing wrong See nothing wrong”
I myself interpreted in another way, of not wanting to bend for higher authorities in society, where I’d put the line. “Who’d like to see me down on, my fucking knees?” Where it as if he’s questioning why he should do it.
But if I go by Elliott Smith’s explanation, I think it simplified would mean that we usually scold at people for doing something we think is wrong, but we usually forgot to look at ourselves, therefore “Pictures of Me.”