this is the most beautiful masterpiece I have ever heard. I'm not going to lie, I .sobbed. the first time I heard this song, I still can't listen to it without getting emotional. the rev was my absolute favorite, he wrote the best songs and was one hell of a talented musician.
anyways. I can't help but think that this song is a suicide note. at least thats what it sounds like to me. I'm not sure if I think that he killed himself or not, but just based on the song, this is what im gathering.
"now I think I understand how this world can overcome a man" - probably one of the most heartbreaking and emotional lines I've ever heard.
he's saying that this life is too much for him to handle.
"gave you all I had to give, found a place for me to rest my head...[etc]" well, pretty self explanatory.
he gave us everything he had, his friends, family, his brothers in the band, his fans. and now that he's dead, he had found peace, reassuring us that he is at peace now, and he is happy.
as for the chorus, this is what I'm getting.
not that I could or that I would- kind of like. not that he ever could kill himself in the past, or that he ever would. possibly because he was too afraid.
let it burn- he wants all of the guilt, and hate, and pain to burn under his skin so he can finally do it. or maybe in a completely different sense- let it burn like. yeah, bring it on, I can handle this pain, I'm strong enough to get through this.
anyways. next verse- "left this life to set me free...[etc]" again- self explanatory, he killed himself to free himself of the pain and he took a piece of everyone with him. and he's not going to be in pain anymore, and no one should be afraid, no one should be upset, he's finally at peace.
and then the ending- he hopes that everything is worth it, his life, his music, everything that he has done, he hopes that none of it was done in vain. and that everyone is going to be okay, and they'll continue their lives without him, they'll find their own ways because they're strong.
well. I know it's lengthy, and even if its not a literal suicide note, this is just what I am personally gathering from the song.
I totally agree, i loved The Rev, i thought he was amazing. My drummer introduced me to a7x and the rev shortly before the rev passed on. When i heard fiction i almost cried, but i didn't know why. now i do, after listening to the lyrics , i am convinced that this was a suicide note, of sorts. He knew he was going to die, not necessarily willingly though. Correct me if im wrong, but wasn't a drug addict? I think he knew that disease was going to kill him in the end.
I totally agree, i loved The Rev, i thought he was amazing. My drummer introduced me to a7x and the rev shortly before the rev passed on. When i heard fiction i almost cried, but i didn't know why. now i do, after listening to the lyrics , i am convinced that this was a suicide note, of sorts. He knew he was going to die, not necessarily willingly though. Correct me if im wrong, but wasn't a drug addict? I think he knew that disease was going to kill him in the end.
I do agree that it is about suicide, but I don't think it's about him personally committing suicide.
Initially, "Nightmare" was going to be a concept album about teens being alone and needing something to connect to (or something like that). Logically, suicide would be a darker part of that overall idea, since many teens do kill themselves because they feel out of place and unloved.
In a way, it's like a country singer writing a love song. They may not be in love with anyone when they write it, yet it's still in first person and it sounds like it applies...
I do agree that it is about suicide, but I don't think it's about him personally committing suicide.
Initially, "Nightmare" was going to be a concept album about teens being alone and needing something to connect to (or something like that). Logically, suicide would be a darker part of that overall idea, since many teens do kill themselves because they feel out of place and unloved.
In a way, it's like a country singer writing a love song. They may not be in love with anyone when they write it, yet it's still in first person and it sounds like it applies to them personally. This song may be like that?
To me, I don't think this is a song about the Rev's death because I don't believe he would've killed himself willingly.
But nice argument. I definitely agree that it's about suicide.
this is the most beautiful masterpiece I have ever heard. I'm not going to lie, I .sobbed. the first time I heard this song, I still can't listen to it without getting emotional. the rev was my absolute favorite, he wrote the best songs and was one hell of a talented musician.
anyways. I can't help but think that this song is a suicide note. at least thats what it sounds like to me. I'm not sure if I think that he killed himself or not, but just based on the song, this is what im gathering.
"now I think I understand how this world can overcome a man" - probably one of the most heartbreaking and emotional lines I've ever heard. he's saying that this life is too much for him to handle.
"gave you all I had to give, found a place for me to rest my head...[etc]" well, pretty self explanatory. he gave us everything he had, his friends, family, his brothers in the band, his fans. and now that he's dead, he had found peace, reassuring us that he is at peace now, and he is happy.
as for the chorus, this is what I'm getting.
not that I could or that I would- kind of like. not that he ever could kill himself in the past, or that he ever would. possibly because he was too afraid. let it burn- he wants all of the guilt, and hate, and pain to burn under his skin so he can finally do it. or maybe in a completely different sense- let it burn like. yeah, bring it on, I can handle this pain, I'm strong enough to get through this.
anyways. next verse- "left this life to set me free...[etc]" again- self explanatory, he killed himself to free himself of the pain and he took a piece of everyone with him. and he's not going to be in pain anymore, and no one should be afraid, no one should be upset, he's finally at peace.
and then the ending- he hopes that everything is worth it, his life, his music, everything that he has done, he hopes that none of it was done in vain. and that everyone is going to be okay, and they'll continue their lives without him, they'll find their own ways because they're strong.
well. I know it's lengthy, and even if its not a literal suicide note, this is just what I am personally gathering from the song.
I totally agree, i loved The Rev, i thought he was amazing. My drummer introduced me to a7x and the rev shortly before the rev passed on. When i heard fiction i almost cried, but i didn't know why. now i do, after listening to the lyrics , i am convinced that this was a suicide note, of sorts. He knew he was going to die, not necessarily willingly though. Correct me if im wrong, but wasn't a drug addict? I think he knew that disease was going to kill him in the end.
I totally agree, i loved The Rev, i thought he was amazing. My drummer introduced me to a7x and the rev shortly before the rev passed on. When i heard fiction i almost cried, but i didn't know why. now i do, after listening to the lyrics , i am convinced that this was a suicide note, of sorts. He knew he was going to die, not necessarily willingly though. Correct me if im wrong, but wasn't a drug addict? I think he knew that disease was going to kill him in the end.
I do agree that it is about suicide, but I don't think it's about him personally committing suicide. Initially, "Nightmare" was going to be a concept album about teens being alone and needing something to connect to (or something like that). Logically, suicide would be a darker part of that overall idea, since many teens do kill themselves because they feel out of place and unloved. In a way, it's like a country singer writing a love song. They may not be in love with anyone when they write it, yet it's still in first person and it sounds like it applies...
I do agree that it is about suicide, but I don't think it's about him personally committing suicide. Initially, "Nightmare" was going to be a concept album about teens being alone and needing something to connect to (or something like that). Logically, suicide would be a darker part of that overall idea, since many teens do kill themselves because they feel out of place and unloved. In a way, it's like a country singer writing a love song. They may not be in love with anyone when they write it, yet it's still in first person and it sounds like it applies to them personally. This song may be like that? To me, I don't think this is a song about the Rev's death because I don't believe he would've killed himself willingly. But nice argument. I definitely agree that it's about suicide.