So much hatred for this song, just because it (apparently) tramples all over the untouchable Led Zeppelin. To me, they are two separate songs. Yet no one has looked at this song for what it is, preferring instead to castigate Puff Daddy. This one has a very real meaning for me.
To me, this is about a man coming to terms with a destructive relationship in his past. He's got so much pain inside caused by her, he wants to shout at her, fight her, tell her just how awful she was. He knows he can't literally do it and this frustrates him more.
The first batch of lyrics are where he's reflecting on himself. He can see the mistakes he made. He blames himself. He can also see the mistakes she made, all the things she did to break his trust in her. The fact that she can't see she did anything wrong frustrates him more.
The second batch of lyrics is his anger at her for her lies and deceit. He's empowered by this, which allowed him move past her and see the damage she did, but also that he LET her do. He's ashamed that he let her trample all over him. He's talking about revenge on her, wants the world to see her for what she truly is.
The "I close my eyes" part means to me that despite all of what he has discovered about her, he still misses her. At times he feels like a big part of him has died along with the relationship.
But the anger returns in the next batch of lyrics. He feels that she's trying to get back together with him but since he's discovered all the horrible things about her, he's determined to not let her back in. He feels surrounded by her, he can see her influence in everything. He loves her but knows they can't be together. He's realising just how beat down he became because of her, and that other people actually like him despite what she says. The anger at her is motivating him to improve himself, he doesn't forgive her for what she did. He won't let it happen again. He wants her to hurt like he does.
Then we go back to the first set of lyrics again. He goes back to reflecting about himself. Blaming himself for letting her hurt him. This often happens when you break from destructive relationships, yo-yo-ing between periods of self-criticism and anger at her.
He gets angry again, wanting her to see the hurt he has. He wants revenge. He wants her to think about what she has done for the rest of her life.
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spot on with the interpretation my friend.
and i also agree that sampling a song doesn't necessarily mean ruining it.
created this account just to thumb this comment up.
spot on with the interpretation my friend.
and i also agree that sampling a song doesn't necessarily mean ruining it.
So much hatred for this song, just because it (apparently) tramples all over the untouchable Led Zeppelin. To me, they are two separate songs. Yet no one has looked at this song for what it is, preferring instead to castigate Puff Daddy. This one has a very real meaning for me.
To me, this is about a man coming to terms with a destructive relationship in his past. He's got so much pain inside caused by her, he wants to shout at her, fight her, tell her just how awful she was. He knows he can't literally do it and this frustrates him more.
The first batch of lyrics are where he's reflecting on himself. He can see the mistakes he made. He blames himself. He can also see the mistakes she made, all the things she did to break his trust in her. The fact that she can't see she did anything wrong frustrates him more.
The second batch of lyrics is his anger at her for her lies and deceit. He's empowered by this, which allowed him move past her and see the damage she did, but also that he LET her do. He's ashamed that he let her trample all over him. He's talking about revenge on her, wants the world to see her for what she truly is.
The "I close my eyes" part means to me that despite all of what he has discovered about her, he still misses her. At times he feels like a big part of him has died along with the relationship.
But the anger returns in the next batch of lyrics. He feels that she's trying to get back together with him but since he's discovered all the horrible things about her, he's determined to not let her back in. He feels surrounded by her, he can see her influence in everything. He loves her but knows they can't be together. He's realising just how beat down he became because of her, and that other people actually like him despite what she says. The anger at her is motivating him to improve himself, he doesn't forgive her for what she did. He won't let it happen again. He wants her to hurt like he does.
Then we go back to the first set of lyrics again. He goes back to reflecting about himself. Blaming himself for letting her hurt him. This often happens when you break from destructive relationships, yo-yo-ing between periods of self-criticism and anger at her.
He gets angry again, wanting her to see the hurt he has. He wants revenge. He wants her to think about what she has done for the rest of her life.
created this account just to thumb this comment up. spot on with the interpretation my friend. and i also agree that sampling a song doesn't necessarily mean ruining it.
created this account just to thumb this comment up. spot on with the interpretation my friend. and i also agree that sampling a song doesn't necessarily mean ruining it.