The song's about the fascination and addiction to celebrity deaths. The speaker's hooked on it, starting with River Phoenix. When he hits a slump and nobody's dying, all he can do is speculate in excitement about who's going to kick it next, whthere it be Michael Jackson or Ruddock, Phil.
The opening verse about the nature of River's death describes how horrifying death really is, with the following talking about Hillary and Armstrong's achievements being things that the average person SHOULD look up to over, say Lynrd Skynard's fiery death. At the end though, the line "River pushed back the envelope!" makes the entire song a direct criticism over reaction to River's death, which sparked the frenzy over the other deaths.
If you'd like to see just how much this criticism is grounded even today, please view the actual literal death of Michael Jackson and the events that superseded it.
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The song's about the fascination and addiction to celebrity deaths. The speaker's hooked on it, starting with River Phoenix. When he hits a slump and nobody's dying, all he can do is speculate in excitement about who's going to kick it next, whthere it be Michael Jackson or Ruddock, Phil.
The opening verse about the nature of River's death describes how horrifying death really is, with the following talking about Hillary and Armstrong's achievements being things that the average person SHOULD look up to over, say Lynrd Skynard's fiery death. At the end though, the line "River pushed back the envelope!" makes the entire song a direct criticism over reaction to River's death, which sparked the frenzy over the other deaths.
If you'd like to see just how much this criticism is grounded even today, please view the actual literal death of Michael Jackson and the events that superseded it.