Avenged Sevenfold – Fiction

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  General Comment:Jimmy had an enlarged heart and was not expected to live until 30. By the end of his life he was living on a cocktail of prescription drugs, his brompton cocktail. He knew his time was coming so he wrote this as his final goodbye. He then died Dec 28, 2009 from the deadly mixture of narcotics and alcohol. Whether it was a suicide or not, he knew he was dying.

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  My Opinion:The fact that the Reverend sung the " I hope it's worth it, here on the higway, yeah" part like he was drunk and wasted won't tell you something? Just think about it. I really think that the Fiction song was a goodbye-suicide note, such as Brompton Cocktail.. This is my oponion regardless of how sad it sounds. Even I don't want to believe it's true, but unfortunately it makes sense.
  
  !R.I.P The Rev!

  Flagged Hellium94on November 18, 2012   Link

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    If you read the Avenged Sevenfold issue of Revolver Magazine, I think it was Syn that says when Jimmy sang that part, it was nursing a hangover. Like he always was during recording. That's why sometimes his range wasn't as good.. like in Fiction. Plus, Shadows says that when they go to do a melody, they NEVER have real lyrics to sing, and they just sing random stuff to get the melodies down.. He said that this time, Jimmy just happened to actually sing something, and that's what he ended up singing, "I hope its worth it, here on the highway, yeah"... So at that moment, Jimmy was hungover, AND not trying his hardest to sing because they only needed to get the melody down.. It wasn't a suicide note at all. He started the song a long ass time ago with Syn as a Pinkly Smooth project, and Matt loved it and told Jimmy to keep working on it to put on Nightmare (even though Jimmy thought the song was too crazy and wouldn't fit on the record)..

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  My Opinion:after hours trying to get into rev´s mind and after reading all this posts I do think its an suicidal song and a auto-biography at the same time he says things that could be related to teh end of his life and others that could be related to the way he lived!

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  General Comment:I think it's Jimmy's suicide note, it makes perfect sense. It's really sad, but a beautiful song none the less. RIP the Rev, was someone you could look up to.

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  General Comment:I can understand why some may think this is a suicidal song, however I think it seems more like a submissive song. Meaning that Jimmy fought hard against his heart problems and such, but in the end it wasn't enough, and this song is him sort of admitting defeat, but in a way where he is happy with what he achieved and telling his friends that even though he's gone, he'll still live on through the memories and music.
  
  To add, I believe that the lines;
  "Not that I could, nor that I would" reference any thoughts towards suicide, citing that he wouldn't do it, and even if he wanted to, he couldn't.

  Flagged Stevengulon July 15, 2012   Link

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    It sounds like the point of view of someone who died but watches over loved ones. Like they finally get to let them know they are alright and experiencing peace.
    
    I heard this on a road trip. I knew it was sad as it started. You can hear the grief and mourning. I almost cried.
    
    I asked my friend if I could play it a second time and heard some of the lyrics..I had to read them while listening.
    
    
    @TheMissesHelp
    

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  General Comment:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
  
  Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan killed himself by drinking the Brompton Cocktail. The song Fiction is his suicide note that he played and sung 3 days before he drank the Cocktail. The Rev wrote a song called the Brompton Cocktail in the self Title Album. Because he was planing to drink this drink because of his enlarged heart.

  Flagged MuteFoxon May 22, 2012   Link

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    Not at all..

    Flag MikeK7Xon February 22, 2013  
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  General Comment:Don't think this has anything to do with suicide. To me it seems pretty simple. It's about facing your own mortality. He knew he was dying and this is just about him accepting the fact that his time was running out.
  It's him saying he lived his life to to the fullest and did everything he could. Also telling everyone to go on without him, he would be in a better place soon.
  
  
  r.i.p jimmy

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  General Comment:ok, so, i've done my fair share of obsessing over this band, (still obsessing actually XD) but, in an interview with matt, he said that Jimmy came up to him, handed him the tape with this song on it, and said, "this is it man, this is my last song. i put all that i've got left into it. i'm done." and three days later, Jimmy died. now, i'm not saying that he committed suicide, but maybe, sometimes, people can just...tell when it's time, ya know? but i believe that this song was kind of like Jimmy's way of comforting the boys, telling them that he wants them to keep going, that things will be okay, "i know you'll find your own way when i'm not with you, tonight." so yea, i think that this was just his comforting, "p.s." to his death.

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    You put it really good. Sounds a lot better than the song being a suicide note.

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  Song Meaning:"Fiction" is one of Jimmy's nicknames, he had it tattooed down the side of his torso. He once said in an interview, "My life is kind of like a story that if I told you you wouldn't believe. It would seem like fiction. That's me." (I'll try to find the interview to cite it later.)
  
  Just thought I'd throw that in there. I won't make assumptions that it was a suicide.
  
  Jimmy FoREVer.

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  General Comment:Can somebody please explain where exactly Jimmy's vocals are used? I know that part in the final verse is him [I hope it's worth it, here on the highway..], that's obvious. I read somewhere that the chorus [Not that I could, or ever would..], is also his voice, but my sister strongly disagrees with me (I still believe that's him, I just want to settle the argument!) And then on top of them I'm wondering if the lower voice throughout the whole song is his own or just Matt harmonizing with himself. If anyone knows the answers that would be awesome, it's killing me. Thanks!

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    his vocals are used in the very beginning when he says, "now i think i understand, how the world can overcome a man" and i can't remember where in the secnd verse, but his sings there as well. and in the end like you already said =)

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    Parts of the first verse, parts of the second verse, the chorus "Not the I could..." and the final verse.

    Flag Stevengulon July 15, 2012  

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    he sings most of the song. m shadows sings with him.
    

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