Epitaph (Black and Blue) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ss21274 

Cover art for Epitaph (Black and Blue) lyrics by Kris Kristofferson

I've read that he wrote this song about Janis Joplin,after being very despondent over her death and how no one realized how bad off she was.

Song Meaning

@ShatteredVinyl Seeing as Kristofferson's s/t debut, on which this song was the closing track, was recorded a year before Joplin died, I'd say that was most unlikely.

@ShatteredVinyl and @Padje Actually 'The Silver Tongued Devil and I' was released in 1971, the year after Janis Joplin died (October 1970). So it could very much be about Janis Joplin's death.