The idea of this being a kind of Adele-esque song about killing your ex crossed my mind, but then I thought: does Courtney REALLY need that message in her repertoire of songs? No. I don't think killing someone is what this song is about, but there is a definite hint of responsibility for someone's death; Kurt's. This is one of my favorite Hole songs of all time, and I'm sure it's about the scars left behind from the death of Kurt. This was written during a time of serious rehabilitation, loneliness, and drug addiction for Courtney. From the lyrics I get that "they're coming to take me away now", the people taking her to rehab, and I imagine she's driving away from it on the Pacific Coast Highway with a gun, maybe running away from her problems. She is confused and looking to "you my northern star", not knowing what to do, and thinking of killing herself. By the end of the song she says, "You better live". What I got from the song was kind of eerie; Courtney Love driving down the same Highway with the same gun Kurt had in the same way he had when running away from all his problems, he even specifically ran away from the hospital. And now 10 or so years later Courtney struggling with the same things he did, and doing the same thing he did.
It also seems as if the the chorus is talking about a flashback to when Courtney was rushing to find Kurt, to save his life, and it being in vain. "Miles and miles of regret." She feels as if she is the only way of saving him: "Your whole world is in my hand" and this is tinged in a strong feeling of her feeling guilty for not saving him when he was drowning.
Overall its about Courtney being lost and "drowning" the same way Kurt had later on, remembering Kurt and learning from the mistake he made; not ending it but living on, even if she still feels the pain way later on in her life.
@0au5t1n no, this song was written while she was in rehab in 2005-2006. The whole album was.
@0au5t1n no, this song was written while she was in rehab in 2005-2006. The whole album was.
There's an ITN documentary about Courtney on YouTube that was filmed while she was recording this album. She had only been out of rehab for 3 months at the time.
There's an ITN documentary about Courtney on YouTube that was filmed while she was recording this album. She had only been out of rehab for 3 months at the time.
There's another interview she did with Jools Holland in 2010, where she explains most of the album and specifically talks about this song and "Nobody's Daughter." They aren't about Kurt. They're about her, Frances Bean, her rehab, and some boyfriend that stole 20M of her money in 3 years time.
There's another interview she did with Jools Holland in 2010, where she explains most of the album and specifically talks about this song and "Nobody's Daughter." They aren't about Kurt. They're about her, Frances Bean, her rehab, and some boyfriend that stole 20M of her money in 3 years time.
The idea of this being a kind of Adele-esque song about killing your ex crossed my mind, but then I thought: does Courtney REALLY need that message in her repertoire of songs? No. I don't think killing someone is what this song is about, but there is a definite hint of responsibility for someone's death; Kurt's. This is one of my favorite Hole songs of all time, and I'm sure it's about the scars left behind from the death of Kurt. This was written during a time of serious rehabilitation, loneliness, and drug addiction for Courtney. From the lyrics I get that "they're coming to take me away now", the people taking her to rehab, and I imagine she's driving away from it on the Pacific Coast Highway with a gun, maybe running away from her problems. She is confused and looking to "you my northern star", not knowing what to do, and thinking of killing herself. By the end of the song she says, "You better live". What I got from the song was kind of eerie; Courtney Love driving down the same Highway with the same gun Kurt had in the same way he had when running away from all his problems, he even specifically ran away from the hospital. And now 10 or so years later Courtney struggling with the same things he did, and doing the same thing he did. It also seems as if the the chorus is talking about a flashback to when Courtney was rushing to find Kurt, to save his life, and it being in vain. "Miles and miles of regret." She feels as if she is the only way of saving him: "Your whole world is in my hand" and this is tinged in a strong feeling of her feeling guilty for not saving him when he was drowning. Overall its about Courtney being lost and "drowning" the same way Kurt had later on, remembering Kurt and learning from the mistake he made; not ending it but living on, even if she still feels the pain way later on in her life.
@0au5t1n no, this song was written while she was in rehab in 2005-2006. The whole album was.
@0au5t1n no, this song was written while she was in rehab in 2005-2006. The whole album was.
There's an ITN documentary about Courtney on YouTube that was filmed while she was recording this album. She had only been out of rehab for 3 months at the time.
There's an ITN documentary about Courtney on YouTube that was filmed while she was recording this album. She had only been out of rehab for 3 months at the time.
There's another interview she did with Jools Holland in 2010, where she explains most of the album and specifically talks about this song and "Nobody's Daughter." They aren't about Kurt. They're about her, Frances Bean, her rehab, and some boyfriend that stole 20M of her money in 3 years time.
There's another interview she did with Jools Holland in 2010, where she explains most of the album and specifically talks about this song and "Nobody's Daughter." They aren't about Kurt. They're about her, Frances Bean, her rehab, and some boyfriend that stole 20M of her money in 3 years time.