was houseofclouds the only one to explain the lyrics?
No one knows she's Hester Prynne
Someone please tell Anne Boleyn
Chokers are back in again
Hester Prynne; particularly known for being a "truly liberated, defiantly sexual" character of her time.
Anne Boleyn; accused of adultery and incest in 1536.
My shallow guess:
Character in the song (possibly Courtney, as houseofclouds interpretation would also imply) is secretly a whore, and an impending goth (choker reference?).
It seems as though she's floating through life ("friendless", "pretend to have no rivals") with little self-esteem, getting closer death every day , which will be her ultimate and final rebellion ("one day she will just refuse", maybe suicide?).
Will not reach old age.
Hester Prynne, main character of the novel "the Scarlet Letter", forced to wear an "A" for Adultery on her clothes for sleeping with a guy out of wedlock. Anne Boleyn, mistress of Henry VIII during his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Anne was crowned queen after Henry divorced Catherine but she was hugely unpopular with the public, again, like Hester Prynne, for sleeping with someone people disapproved of. Chokers were fashionable during Tudor Times.
The song contains strong references to female self-doubt, fear of ageing, regrets about drug use ("And then she begs and she says "Pretty please?
I'll make her...
Hester Prynne, main character of the novel "the Scarlet Letter", forced to wear an "A" for Adultery on her clothes for sleeping with a guy out of wedlock. Anne Boleyn, mistress of Henry VIII during his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Anne was crowned queen after Henry divorced Catherine but she was hugely unpopular with the public, again, like Hester Prynne, for sleeping with someone people disapproved of. Chokers were fashionable during Tudor Times.
The song contains strong references to female self-doubt, fear of ageing, regrets about drug use ("And then she begs and she says "Pretty please?
I'll make her pure again; I'll make her CLEAN"), hopes that someday she'll find the strength to get clean and face life without the crutch of drugs (Someday she won't have to fake it, LIVING WILL itself seem sacred,Someday she will just refuse).
This version is, I find, much more poignant than the Nirvana version.
was houseofclouds the only one to explain the lyrics?
No one knows she's Hester Prynne Someone please tell Anne Boleyn Chokers are back in again
Hester Prynne; particularly known for being a "truly liberated, defiantly sexual" character of her time. Anne Boleyn; accused of adultery and incest in 1536. My shallow guess: Character in the song (possibly Courtney, as houseofclouds interpretation would also imply) is secretly a whore, and an impending goth (choker reference?). It seems as though she's floating through life ("friendless", "pretend to have no rivals") with little self-esteem, getting closer death every day , which will be her ultimate and final rebellion ("one day she will just refuse", maybe suicide?). Will not reach old age.
Hester Prynne, main character of the novel "the Scarlet Letter", forced to wear an "A" for Adultery on her clothes for sleeping with a guy out of wedlock. Anne Boleyn, mistress of Henry VIII during his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Anne was crowned queen after Henry divorced Catherine but she was hugely unpopular with the public, again, like Hester Prynne, for sleeping with someone people disapproved of. Chokers were fashionable during Tudor Times. The song contains strong references to female self-doubt, fear of ageing, regrets about drug use ("And then she begs and she says "Pretty please? I'll make her...
Hester Prynne, main character of the novel "the Scarlet Letter", forced to wear an "A" for Adultery on her clothes for sleeping with a guy out of wedlock. Anne Boleyn, mistress of Henry VIII during his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Anne was crowned queen after Henry divorced Catherine but she was hugely unpopular with the public, again, like Hester Prynne, for sleeping with someone people disapproved of. Chokers were fashionable during Tudor Times. The song contains strong references to female self-doubt, fear of ageing, regrets about drug use ("And then she begs and she says "Pretty please? I'll make her pure again; I'll make her CLEAN"), hopes that someday she'll find the strength to get clean and face life without the crutch of drugs (Someday she won't have to fake it, LIVING WILL itself seem sacred,Someday she will just refuse). This version is, I find, much more poignant than the Nirvana version.