Holocaust Lyrics

Lyric discussion by christvswarhol 

Cover art for Holocaust lyrics by Big Star

Okay, i was thinking the meaning to this song was quite simple.......I thought it was literally someone talking about the death of their mother and how they almost feel like they have died too....

"Your mother's dead, she said Don't be afraid

Your mother's dead, you're on your own She's in her bed"

From my point of view he is describing how his mother looks in death and talking about how it mirrors his own emotional state, as in the first lines....

"Your eyes are almost dead, can't get out of bed And you can't sleep

You're sitting down to dress, and you're a mess You look in the mirror

You look in your eyes Say you realize

Everybody goes, leaving those Who fall behind

Everybody goes, as far as they can They don't just care"

a kind of shock this is why the song is so empty and why he references the holocaust....emaciated....mindless....he's also referencing how he understands that death is necessary and how perhaps he is trying to learn that love existed....i don't know i think its difficult because some of the lines could suggest it is the feelings of someone else, or himself....?