i see this as the ultimate slacker song, its just about procrastinating and putting off life to chill out and do drugs, and the guy in the song, whether its chris cornell or andrew wood or whoever, is pushing everybody he loves away from him through this lifestyle. "pushing forward back" just means putting everything off til tomorrow, forgetting his goals and just letting go
i see this as the ultimate slacker song, its just about procrastinating and putting off life to chill out and do drugs, and the guy in the song, whether its chris cornell or andrew wood or whoever, is pushing everybody he loves away from him through this lifestyle. "pushing forward back" just means putting everything off til tomorrow, forgetting his goals and just letting go