I think that this song could be about Kurt Cobain.
"Last time I saw you, you were on stage
Your hair was wild, your eyes were red
You were in a rage
You were swinging your guitar around.
Cause they wanted to hear that sound
That you didn’t want to play."
...Sounds like a lot of Nirvana's shows/Kurt's behavior on stage. Fans cheering for them to play the radio hits like 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' probably began driving him mad.
"Been around the world, in many situations
Been inside many heads in different positions
But you never wanted them that way.
What a cruel price you thought that you had to pay.
And that for all that shit on stage."
...He never intended to be famous, it was a complete accident. The impact he had on people felt so unnatural to him, a severely self-conscious heroin addict from out of nowhere.
"They said you were the best,
But then they were only kids
Then you would recall the deadly houses you grew up in
Just because they knew your name,
Doesn’t mean they know from where you came
What a sad trick you thought that you had to play.
But I don’t blame you"
...Kurt had a f*cked up childhood, as is described in some of his songs. He came from literally nothing and yet his fans thought of him as a godlike figure.
The "I don't blame you" may be that she doesn't really blame him for killing himself after all that...
I think that this song could be about Kurt Cobain. "Last time I saw you, you were on stage Your hair was wild, your eyes were red You were in a rage You were swinging your guitar around. Cause they wanted to hear that sound That you didn’t want to play." ...Sounds like a lot of Nirvana's shows/Kurt's behavior on stage. Fans cheering for them to play the radio hits like 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' probably began driving him mad.
"Been around the world, in many situations Been inside many heads in different positions But you never wanted them that way. What a cruel price you thought that you had to pay. And that for all that shit on stage." ...He never intended to be famous, it was a complete accident. The impact he had on people felt so unnatural to him, a severely self-conscious heroin addict from out of nowhere.
"They said you were the best, But then they were only kids Then you would recall the deadly houses you grew up in Just because they knew your name, Doesn’t mean they know from where you came What a sad trick you thought that you had to play. But I don’t blame you" ...Kurt had a f*cked up childhood, as is described in some of his songs. He came from literally nothing and yet his fans thought of him as a godlike figure.
The "I don't blame you" may be that she doesn't really blame him for killing himself after all that...