Whether it’s about a girl/girls that a guy, is emotionally broken by - or about addiction….theres ONE thing that can always push any man, one who can even be in full control of his life, with EVERYTHING to lose, high speed and head first into a destructive life of chemical dependency. Sadly, it involves him giving every ounce of his heart to a girl/woman who eventually takes advantage or takes it for granted, causing a long string of heartbreaks and ending with her shattering his soul as she quickly disappears from his life. So usually it’s rooted in a woman...
Whether it’s about a girl/girls that a guy, is emotionally broken by - or about addiction….theres ONE thing that can always push any man, one who can even be in full control of his life, with EVERYTHING to lose, high speed and head first into a destructive life of chemical dependency. Sadly, it involves him giving every ounce of his heart to a girl/woman who eventually takes advantage or takes it for granted, causing a long string of heartbreaks and ending with her shattering his soul as she quickly disappears from his life. So usually it’s rooted in a woman breaking a good man. Only silver lining is that all that pain can be harnessed, and produce some KILLER music that vibes with millions of folks!
The point of this song is to mock most friendships. Overall, it expresses his distrust in people. I think reality is harsh and this harsh reality is singing to Kurt's feelings. In Kurt's mind, I think he's feeling the need for a true friend, but then he feels discouraged when his imaginary friend places unfriendly demands on him, so then Kurt longs for the memory of when he believed true friends were easy to find and keep.
The point of this song is to mock most friendships. Overall, it expresses his distrust in people. I think reality is harsh and this harsh reality is singing to Kurt's feelings. In Kurt's mind, I think he's feeling the need for a true friend, but then he feels discouraged when his imaginary friend places unfriendly demands on him, so then Kurt longs for the memory of when he believed true friends were easy to find and keep.
The song describes a true friend but then implies most people fake it because they're users. In the song, the person welcoming you...
The song describes a true friend but then implies most people fake it because they're users. In the song, the person welcoming you as a friend appears to be open minded and generous but then contradicts it all. For example, your schedule should really fit his schedule, and you're just a trend to make him look trendy too, and you'll be kicked to the curb when you no longer serve this purpose. You can be dirty or clean (physically, emotionally or morally), but whatever it is, it needs to be useful to your so called friend. In other words, your value isn't determined by your true character and health, it's determined by what you can accomplish for your so called friend. He also talks about you once being an enemy but now has use for you for some reason; and just in case you suspect he might still harbor resentment and be shady, he swears he doesn't have a gun. Kurt himself had guns and said he wasn't afraid to use it, so he's implying somebody who claims to not have intentions of hurting you can't be trusted because a real friend will just simply be your friend instead of just saying they will be. In other words, earn your trust with your actions, don't buy it with promises. Yet, most people are just empty promises.
I know this is the complete opposite of what most people want to believe about the song. But Kurt was a very sarcastic and cynical person. Courtney Love says he had no real social friends and that he resented most people who considered themselves to be his true friend. He was a very grounded person who thought people didn't value the important things in life (like true friendship) and instead were shallow and often backstabbing. Most of his lyrics are contradicting and ambivalent, which is his way of being sarcastic and expressing his frustration and cynical views on humanity.
This song, like almost all his songs, is so ambivalent you could actually interpret it many ways. I think he does this not only for artistic purposes, but also to give the listener the freedom to feel the way they want to about it. But I think he believes in the cynical interpretation even though he wishes for the non-cynical interpretation.
This song is about the dark side of love. Especially when you've been in a close relationship you think will never end, then somehow you lose it and you have no idea how it happened. Love begins hopeful, then problems occur, then bickering begins, who's right, whose wrong. You draw apart until it completely breaks.
This song is about the dark side of love. Especially when you've been in a close relationship you think will never end, then somehow you lose it and you have no idea how it happened. Love begins hopeful, then problems occur, then bickering begins, who's right, whose wrong. You draw apart until it completely breaks.
First Verse: King Saul of Israel was under distress, He had David as a young man come in and play music and that was the only thing that soothed King Saul. Meaning: But you don't really care for music do ya, in relationships it's not always easy...
First Verse: King Saul of Israel was under distress, He had David as a young man come in and play music and that was the only thing that soothed King Saul. Meaning: But you don't really care for music do ya, in relationships it's not always easy to sooth the one you love with words or deeds. Sometimes the other person doesn't want consolation.
Second Verse: There are two biblical references in this verse. David is now King and he sees Bathsheba bathing from his roof top at night and just had to have her, though she was married. This means lust. It lead to nothing but problems the rest of David's lifetime because of his acting on it. The second is Samson and Delilah. Samson knew Delilah was using emotional warfare on Samson to learn from where he attained his power and strength. She would tell him he hated her because he wouldn't share this information. Samson broke down and told her it was his long hair that had never been cut that gave him his power because. He told her because loved her so much and he couldn't take the crying anymore, she wore him down. She had men come in and cut his hair, he lost his power, and it led to a tragic end for him. Meaning: Love has a beautiful side to it, but also a dark side. It can bring joy, but mostly pain. Especially when your loved one turns on you.
Third Verse: Now this is getting into personal relationships. We have experience with relationships with others, we also know what it means to be alone. But sometimes when in a close relationship, when how you feel is the most important thing and you don't take note of how another person feels; you must always be right and justified, love turns to pain and loneliness.
Fourth Verse: Lack of communication kills relationships. When communication breaks down you push each other away. It didn't start off like that, it started off with both in so much love. What went wrong?
Fifth Verse: Love is painful. When you experience pain after pain, you can become damaged, you kill relationships when you see them going sour instead of trying to fix them before the other person beats you to it. Pride prevents you to let that happen. Instead of seeing the problems in relationships and tackling them head on, we often let them break. Then love becomes a cold and broken hallelujah.