I'm surprised no one has made the presumptuous comment yet that I'm about to make below. After reading Everett True's "Nirvana: The Biography," and finding Mary Lou Lord's self-titled album at a thrift store, I listened to it and could not shake the thought that a number of songs on this album are about Kurt Cobain.
This particular song seems pretty likely to be about his relationship with Courtney Love. I think it's clear that she mistreated him pretty poorly and had ruined the friendship between Mary and Kurt, and that shows up a lot in the lyrics here. What really convinces me most that this is about Courtney is the line about Smashing Pumpkins. Courtney had been involved with Billy Corgan of the band, and had reputedly cheated on Kurt with him. This song feels to capture that feeling of injustice toward their relationship.
I don't want to just assume Kurt eats up Mary's whole discography (MLL? If you see this, can you confirm or deny this?), so I'll just say that this is my interpretation...
I'm surprised no one has made the presumptuous comment yet that I'm about to make below. After reading Everett True's "Nirvana: The Biography," and finding Mary Lou Lord's self-titled album at a thrift store, I listened to it and could not shake the thought that a number of songs on this album are about Kurt Cobain.
This particular song seems pretty likely to be about his relationship with Courtney Love. I think it's clear that she mistreated him pretty poorly and had ruined the friendship between Mary and Kurt, and that shows up a lot in the lyrics here. What really convinces me most that this is about Courtney is the line about Smashing Pumpkins. Courtney had been involved with Billy Corgan of the band, and had reputedly cheated on Kurt with him. This song feels to capture that feeling of injustice toward their relationship.
I don't want to just assume Kurt eats up Mary's whole discography (MLL? If you see this, can you confirm or deny this?), so I'll just say that this is my interpretation...