This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
And the sky was made of amethyst
And all the stars were just like little fish
You should learn when to go
You should learn how to say no
Might last a day, yeah
Mine is forever
Might last a day, yeah
Mine is forever
When they get what they want, and they never want it again
And they get what they want, and they never want it again
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
And the sky was all violet
I want it again, but violent, more violent
Yeah, I'm the one with no soul
One above and one below
Might last a day, yeah
Mine is forever
Might last a day, yeah
Mine is forever
When they get what they want, and they never want it again
When they get what they want, and they never want it again
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything, I dare you to
I told you from the start just how this would end
When I get what I want, then I never want it again
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
It's my lie, you're mine, you're mine
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything
Take everything, take everything
And all the stars were just like little fish
You should learn when to go
You should learn how to say no
Might last a day, yeah
Mine is forever
Might last a day, yeah
Mine is forever
When they get what they want, and they never want it again
And they get what they want, and they never want it again
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
And the sky was all violet
I want it again, but violent, more violent
Yeah, I'm the one with no soul
One above and one below
Might last a day, yeah
Mine is forever
Might last a day, yeah
Mine is forever
When they get what they want, and they never want it again
When they get what they want, and they never want it again
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything, I dare you to
I told you from the start just how this would end
When I get what I want, then I never want it again
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
It's my lie, you're mine, you're mine
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything
Take everything, take everything
Lyrics submitted by ShiverForMe, edited by airevolt1, scottdoesntknow628
Violet Lyrics as written by Eric T. Erlandson Courtney M Love
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I think people are trying way too hard to force a specific real life meaning onto this song and missing some specific references.
"You should learn when to go, You should learn how to say "no" Common accusations levelled at rape survivors is that they didn't leave the situation where they got attacked before it was "too late" and also that they didn't tell the guy no in "the right way."
"When they get what they want, They never want it again" This is an old wives adage that basically boils down to making sure that you never give your husband/boyfriend everything he wants in bed or else he won't have any use/interest in you afterwards.
"And the sky was all violet I want it again, but violent, more violence Well, I'm the one with no soul" Here I feel that the singer is saying that she enjoys violent sex but is deemed to be wrong and possibly psychologically scarred for it.
I think this song is about female sexuality and the lack of responsibility the a woman is seemingly allowed to have over her own sexual experience. The shouted repetition of take everything is the singer both demanding control by giving implicit permission and acknowledging that she'll never be "equal" in the relationship.
Sorry for all the tl;dr but I've always been emotionally moved by this song. To the point where I had to remove it from my playlist because it makes me too angry.
@brideoflister thank you so much for this
@brideoflister your interpretation makes me think a lot. Thank you
I dont think this song is about Kurt or written by Kurt. Their are demo versions of Violet circulating dating as early as 1991.
Goddamn, I fucking love this song, and (as well as half the people on this thing) i think it's almost
completely about the first man she was married to (i
cant remember his name, it wasn't Billly Corgan, was
it?) . I read on a HOLE site that he
once said to her in a letter after they broke up "Now
that you have what you want, will you ever want it
again Courtney?" I'm not sure what he was talking
about but its a pretty powerful thing to say to
someone anyway. yeah, this was the first HOLE song
I ever heard, when i was like nine or something, and
i was really shaken when i first heard it! her voice is just
filled with classic Courtney howling fury, and to this
day it still makes me want to trash my room whenever i hear it.
Courtney Love wrote this song directed at Billy Corgan.
people are way too obsessed with Kurt Cobain. This is why I hate Nirvana fans. We can't even comment on Hole without some retard jumping in talking about the same idiotic bullshit about how Courtney killed Kurt and anything to do with making out Kurt to be the poor saintly victim and Courtney the villain. And the only thing they can tell me is what Tom Grant told them and that is not a legitimate source for me. Maybe they are just jealous because Courtney got to be close to Kurt and they will never get the chance. ha ha. But Kurt hated most of his fans while he was alive the poor guy would hate to see what his fans are like today. The most dumb romanticizing morons who hate on his wife for no good reasons other than silly typical sexist shit that they've read.
With that said-Courtney rocks and she is to me one of the greatest lyricists. There is a reason your precious Kurt loved her, they were two brilliant tortured minds with a lot of depth and soul and besides Courtney IS rock & roll Kurt called her the coolest girl in the world.
@cutebabydoll I am a Nirvana fan and I like Kurt, but I agree with you, some Nirvana fans are being too toxic about it.
I think the person in the song was hurt once and is still hurt, (ie mine is forever) but she seems to be trying to protect herself against being hurt again by pretending she doesn't care, (ie take everything, i want you to) Nirvana is my favorite band, but this is a Hole song so STOP talking about how Courtney is "a murdering bitch," because she's not and that has nothing to do with the song. :)
I really like your interpretation. I first heard Violet when I was in school, and felt it expressed my feelings of having been bullied, and never doing good enough according to my teachers. Not grades but I have Asperger's Syndrome, and they said I should be more social. I felt like, "Social with who? The students who buly me?" I can really relate to trying to protect myself from pain, by pretending I didn't care. It seemed everyone wanted everything from me, and I felt like Courtney when she yells take everything. Take my time, my sanity, my health just leave me the heck alone about how it's never going to be enough! Turns out I had depression, which I now take meds for. I thought maybe someone would be able to relate to my feelings about Violet, or that they'd feel less alone if they're facing the same problems I did.
@anemicroyalty615 Kurt committed suicide. Period. He had a bad heroin problem, was deeply depressed & married Courtney who was materialistic- Kurt hated that. Kurt always had negative self image issues and health problems. As a person who has gone through opiate addiction, withdrawls, PAWS, depression/hopelessness I totally understand why Kurt would chose to end his life. <br /> <br /> @violet_yoshi I can relate. I'm sorry people are so ignorant and pushed you to be something you are not for their own comfort. Keep being you I am also struggling with depression.
It seems that Labelle is the only one to catch the critical irony in the song- that after being used by this man (or these men), she ends up using them - "I told you from the start Just how this would end. When I get what I want, I never want it again. "
And thanks to sxepunkette for mentioning the brilliant use of changes in dynamics (loud vs soft.)
Ouch man ouch. That's all I can say. I would hate to be one the recieving line of this lil song.
Yep, this is about Billy Corgan, just as Fuck You (An Ode To No One) is about Courtney.
I love this song...i think this was the first song by Hole i ever heard actually. And i think Courtney's voice is amazing. I can relate to this because 'when i get what i want, i never want it again', and the way she screams 'Take everything, i want you to' just sends shivers down my spine! Very cool song. I'll always love 'Violet'. The first verse is by far my favourite. The way the stars and the sky are described is so pretty.