I like what TremorGabe is saying.(Essay Time:D)
I think it's about a guy who doesn't wanna be homosexual, he just is. He asks himself why this would happen to him while shooting up needle-drugs(there's more than one you know!), he then envies others for their heterosexuality to the point of killing them. The man then goes into denial, saying "I'm still straight!" and attempts to prove it to himself by raping a woman, his mental pain from not being heterosexual has "SENT HIM OFF THE DEEP END"
The second verse is just about his envy, and thinking the people deserve to die(not literally narcissism, he just thinks the people have zero worth)and taking the job into his own hands.
The third verse is a virgin hooker, she get's her services bought by the homosexual man. The man doesn't truely believe she means anything, he just want's to prove himself that he's straight. The woman "doesn't like the view" because SHE'S A HOOKER, it's her job, nothing more, nothing less.
There is no fourth verse.
The "they just ain't nothin'" part is Vedder saying the people around them couldn't care less about them.
"But he's got a great view" Implies that this person likes what they are seeing/are enjoying themselves.
Vedder says "can't touch the bottom" because there's no possible way to hit the bottom, emotionally, physically or mentally because there's only going deeper.
I think I summed everything up.
hope I didn't put you to sleep.
This is it right here, folks. @halflife213 perfectly described what @TremorGabe mentioned and what is going on in the song. People are looking for a easy face value answer with heroine and rape, but they can't touch the bottom. The meaning is DEEPer than that.
This is it right here, folks. @halflife213 perfectly described what @TremorGabe mentioned and what is going on in the song. People are looking for a easy face value answer with heroine and rape, but they can't touch the bottom. The meaning is DEEPer than that.
I like what TremorGabe is saying.(Essay Time:D) I think it's about a guy who doesn't wanna be homosexual, he just is. He asks himself why this would happen to him while shooting up needle-drugs(there's more than one you know!), he then envies others for their heterosexuality to the point of killing them. The man then goes into denial, saying "I'm still straight!" and attempts to prove it to himself by raping a woman, his mental pain from not being heterosexual has "SENT HIM OFF THE DEEP END" The second verse is just about his envy, and thinking the people deserve to die(not literally narcissism, he just thinks the people have zero worth)and taking the job into his own hands. The third verse is a virgin hooker, she get's her services bought by the homosexual man. The man doesn't truely believe she means anything, he just want's to prove himself that he's straight. The woman "doesn't like the view" because SHE'S A HOOKER, it's her job, nothing more, nothing less. There is no fourth verse. The "they just ain't nothin'" part is Vedder saying the people around them couldn't care less about them. "But he's got a great view" Implies that this person likes what they are seeing/are enjoying themselves. Vedder says "can't touch the bottom" because there's no possible way to hit the bottom, emotionally, physically or mentally because there's only going deeper.
I think I summed everything up. hope I didn't put you to sleep.
This is it right here, folks. @halflife213 perfectly described what @TremorGabe mentioned and what is going on in the song. People are looking for a easy face value answer with heroine and rape, but they can't touch the bottom. The meaning is DEEPer than that.
This is it right here, folks. @halflife213 perfectly described what @TremorGabe mentioned and what is going on in the song. People are looking for a easy face value answer with heroine and rape, but they can't touch the bottom. The meaning is DEEPer than that.