Mailman Lyrics

Lyric discussion by D_Psi4or 

Cover art for Mailman lyrics by Soundgarden

Hmm.. It does seem to be about wanting to shoot your boss, except:

  1. Kisses turned to spit in my face. Well, your boss never kissed you, or showed you any love...
  2. A future so holy without me. They're still alive whoever they are, so either he's dead (suicide) or he's moved on...

I think it's a very personal song, and can't be explained with generalisations. I think it's a letter to a specific person (the song is the mailman), a person who perhaps he had a very bad break up with, that put him on a self destructive path, but a path that provides inspiration to write very personal and artistic music. So I thinks like, look at me now bitch, thanks for the inspiration that made me famous, and the bad habits that go along with that lifestyle.

My Interpretation