Lyrics for Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On ... as interpreted by justinjtp

Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On ... Lyrics
It's so relieving
To know that you're leaving as soon as you get paid
It's so relaxing
To hear that you're asking wherever you get your way
It's so soothing
To know that you'll sue me, this is starting to sound the same

I miss the comfort in being sad (x3)

In her false witness, we hope you're still with us,
To see if they float or drown
Our favorite patient, a display of patience,
Disease-covered Puget Sound
She'll come back as fire, to burn all the liars,
And leave a blanket of ash on the ground

I miss the comfort in being sad (x3)

It's so relieving
To know that you're leaving as soon as you get paid
It's so relaxing
To know that you're asking wherever you get your way
It's so soothing
To know that you'll sue me, this is starting to sound the same

I miss the comfort in being sad (x3)

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CompleteNirvana
12-14-2001

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It's about Frances Farmer, an actress in the 40's who was commited to a mental hospital for being a manic depressive.

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insectkin
05-28-2002

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yes and i think that he and courtney felt like they were the same as frances farmer, only a couple of years later. frances got abused by so many people and so got kurt and courtney ( by press, fans, media etc. )

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icy40oz
06-19-2002

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i love the lines "she'll come back as fire to burn all the liars/and leave a blanket of ash on the ground." that's some scathing stuff, man.

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roxyglamour
06-20-2002

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You can really feel Kurt through this song. My favorite line is" I miss the comfort in being sad."

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mr.hankey
06-20-2002

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i like the quote "i miss the comfort in being sad"
to me that has a lot of meaning

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KurtCobain2727
07-02-2002

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Roxyglamour you have 27 comments 27 is the age of Kurt's death. Much like Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison(DOORS), and Janis Joplin. All depressors, mostly manic, all have death somehow in there songs, Kurt and Jimi r from washington,kurt Aberdeen Jimi-seattle. both left handed and great guitarists

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dollerspark
07-12-2002

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I believe Frances Farmer was actually driven to insanity by all those around her. This is a great song.

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tom.burns
07-20-2002

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best line "shell come back as fire/to burn all the liars/and leave a blanket of ash on the ground" hands down

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whitepoett
08-30-2002

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this is a great song,he found a nice inspiration and a nice way to talk about his fuckin life...kurt still alive cause heroes can die,but....legends still remain

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anni
08-30-2002

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ankey the christmas pu! I also love that line! It#s so true. When we have something to complain about ar be sad about we feel like we have a reason to feel sorry for ourselfes in a way. and that gives us comfort.

i write this line everywhere , it's also so clever......

to kurtcobain2727, u are just plain weird! Weirdness means being different. Kurt said about being diffrent "u laugh at me because i'm different, i laugh at u because you'r are all the same" Related to this subject is also this quote, by him "wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person u are".

Another quote , not from kurt cobain, is "ppl too weak to follow their dreams will always find a way to discourage urs." This is ot really related to this topic but i simply like the quote.


why am i writing all of this? here's a hint:

"one by one the yard gnomes steal my sanity."


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Punker829
09-23-2002

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Dont call me stupid if im wrong but i THINK i read that for awhile kurt had a little obsessesion with frances farmer.. i think im right. but anyway good song. nice lyrics.

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forSakEn_cHiLd
10-13-2002

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"In her false witness, we hope you're still with us,
To see if they float or drown"
there are actually a lot of different things throw into this song...for example, this set of lines is relating to witch trials, where they'd throw the suspected witches into a lake with their hands tied behind their backs, and if they floated, they were a witch, but if they drown, then they weren't, they'd be dead christians and go to "heaven". Ummm, yeah, just some mindless knowledge.

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afi129ofn17
03-11-2003

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This song is also about a deeper meening where I miss the comfort of being sad is actualy meening he doesnt like all the fame, Because everyone exploits celebrity feelings.

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radiocide
03-13-2003

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... I can't believe I haven't listened to this song yet.

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punkrockisfreedom
03-17-2003

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Frances Farmer was an actress in the '30s and '40s but she was also an extremely "rebellious" girl and since that didn't fit what society thought women should be like, she was sent to an insane asylum. She was not insane, or even mentally ill. She was raped, starved, tortured in unimaginable ways, and eventually lobotomized. Her story is magnificently sad, a perfect portrait of the inhumanity of humans, and she paid the most horrendous price, simply for not fitting in. Hm, I wonder why Kurt felt an affinity towards her...

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malachite
04-19-2003

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I think these are some of the best lyrics Kurt ever wrote. When I first found out about the story of Frances Farmer, I didn't know whether to be sick or cry. Punkrockisfreedom has it down pretty much exactly...It's such a sad, horrific story.

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ilikefood
04-26-2003

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anni...those aren't kurt cobain quotes you dont know what the fuck you're talking about

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ilikefood
04-26-2003

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anni...those aren't kurt cobain quotes you dont know what the fuck you're talking about

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kurtcobain_elvis
04-28-2003

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If the lyric, "In her false witness, we hope you're still with us, To see if they float or drown" is supposed to mean that if they float then they are a witch...then why in Serve the Servants did Kurt say, "If she floats then she is not a witch like we had thought"? wouldn't it mean she is a witch? Just a little confused here...

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kurtcobain_elvis
04-28-2003

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Just a little comment to forSaKeN cHiLd 's post...If the lyric, "In her false witness, we hope you're still with us, To see if they float or drown" is supposed to mean that if they float then they are a witch...then why in Serve the Servants did Kurt say, "If she floats then she is not a witch like we had thought"? wouldn't it mean she is a witch? Just a little confused here...

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kurtcobain_elvis
04-28-2003

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This is Kurt's tribute to Frances Farmer. They were very much the same, not accepted for their differences from society. Kurt wasn't your "average rocker" nor was Frances your "average actress".

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sillichinchilli
05-10-2003

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Hmmm... you think he named his daughter after Frances Farmer?

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smashingrocker666
06-10-2003

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maybe, sillinchinchilli... if this song is about a manic depressive (bipolar) woman, it makes you wonder if kurt cobain identified with her. i think kurt cobain was bipolar too, think about it.

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pentalarc
06-13-2003

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Ehhh I don't think Kurt Cobain had the manic symptoms to be bipolar. FWIW, Frances Cobain was named after Frances Farmer.

As a pagan, I know quite a bit about the witch trials. In fact the idea was at if they floated, they were guilty, and if they sank/drowned they were innocent. Kurt reverses it in "Serve the Servants" for effect.

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cali_girl2723
06-17-2003

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are you high ilikefood? she said "Another quote , not from kurt cobain, is..." read the whole post....doy

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