This is a kind of metaphoric meaning, but I always kind of thought of it like he was taking to himself, sort of, like a past self. He has a conversation with a younger version of himself, and they're talking about his life and such.
I agree!! i thought no one would see the song that way. i think it talks about alienating to the point you can't even recognize yourself anymore. in a sort of dream-like way he's facing his own fears and sides to himself he thought had dissapeared long ago.he blames himself for being the man who ripped his world appart. then he comes to face not only parts of him but his entire being is empty (We must have died alone, a long long time ago)for he is nothing but the sum of everything he once was that now he's...
I agree!! i thought no one would see the song that way. i think it talks about alienating to the point you can't even recognize yourself anymore. in a sort of dream-like way he's facing his own fears and sides to himself he thought had dissapeared long ago.he blames himself for being the man who ripped his world appart. then he comes to face not only parts of him but his entire being is empty (We must have died alone, a long long time ago)for he is nothing but the sum of everything he once was that now he's not. then who is he? he lack of meaning, the sense of death and loss caused by the many parts of himself he has lost in the way lead him to the point where he doesn't feel a person anymore.
the nirvana version gives me chills every time i hear it. there's just something in kurt's way of singing it that feels mindblowing. orgasmic. no words to describe it.
Could be on the right track there, but "sold the world" seems to make the context larger than simply a conversation with a younger version of the narrator's "self". Then again, every person has their own "world". This is a brilliant song
Could be on the right track there, but "sold the world" seems to make the context larger than simply a conversation with a younger version of the narrator's "self". Then again, every person has their own "world". This is a brilliant song
This is a kind of metaphoric meaning, but I always kind of thought of it like he was taking to himself, sort of, like a past self. He has a conversation with a younger version of himself, and they're talking about his life and such.
i see it this way too
i see it this way too
I agree!! i thought no one would see the song that way. i think it talks about alienating to the point you can't even recognize yourself anymore. in a sort of dream-like way he's facing his own fears and sides to himself he thought had dissapeared long ago.he blames himself for being the man who ripped his world appart. then he comes to face not only parts of him but his entire being is empty (We must have died alone, a long long time ago)for he is nothing but the sum of everything he once was that now he's...
I agree!! i thought no one would see the song that way. i think it talks about alienating to the point you can't even recognize yourself anymore. in a sort of dream-like way he's facing his own fears and sides to himself he thought had dissapeared long ago.he blames himself for being the man who ripped his world appart. then he comes to face not only parts of him but his entire being is empty (We must have died alone, a long long time ago)for he is nothing but the sum of everything he once was that now he's not. then who is he? he lack of meaning, the sense of death and loss caused by the many parts of himself he has lost in the way lead him to the point where he doesn't feel a person anymore. the nirvana version gives me chills every time i hear it. there's just something in kurt's way of singing it that feels mindblowing. orgasmic. no words to describe it.
Could be on the right track there, but "sold the world" seems to make the context larger than simply a conversation with a younger version of the narrator's "self". Then again, every person has their own "world". This is a brilliant song
Could be on the right track there, but "sold the world" seems to make the context larger than simply a conversation with a younger version of the narrator's "self". Then again, every person has their own "world". This is a brilliant song