It's not random, you have to read into it. Look at it this way, the first line of the first verse goes into the first line of the second verse, the second line of the first verse goes into the second line of the second verse, and so on. It makes more sense that way (on the inside cover it is written that way in a poem)
He uses nature as a metaphor for human fertility.
Sell the kids for food, we can have some more
The kids in nature would be fruits, which you'd sell as food, since you'll always be able to have more fruit. It's about using the reproductive system for something other than what it is meant for (in this case food, the theme is linked to again in the chorus).
Weather changes moods, nature is a whore
This is about the mood swings that girls experience going into puberty and pregnancy (the weather of her body). Mother nature is a whore because she makes us so volatile.
Spring is here again, bruises on the fruit
Another reference to entering puberty and this time abused genitalia (abused in that it's used carelessley too often).
Reproductive glands, tender age in bloom
The most literal sentence here, again using the nature theme to describe human fertility.
Then the chorus
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
Knows not what it means
And I say
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
Knows not what it means
And I say yeah
Shooting his gun is shooting your load, and the man doing it is blissfully ignorant of the importance of the creation of life that it represents. The first line of the verse is about using the reproductive system of plants for food, and the chorus is about using the reproductive system of humans for fun, without paying it any respect.
The song no doubt has a meaning describing people who listen to catchy, "pretty" music without really paying attention to what it means, but I think there's a much deeper meaning about adolescents who sleep around as soon as they start getting horny, as soon nature lets their little bodies develop.
Kurt was a great lyricist.">
In Bloom Meanings & Lyrics Discussion | SongMeanings
It's not random, you have to read into it. Look at it this way, the first line of the first verse goes into the first line of the second verse, the second line of the first verse goes into the second line of the second verse, and so on. It makes more sense that way (on the inside cover it is written that way in a poem)
He uses nature as a metaphor for human fertility.
Sell the kids for food, we can have some more
The kids in nature would be fruits, which you'd sell as food, since you'll always be able to have more fruit. It's about using the reproductive system for something other than what it is meant for (in this case food, the theme is linked to again in the chorus).
Weather changes moods, nature is a whore
This is about the mood swings that girls experience going into puberty and pregnancy (the weather of her body). Mother nature is a whore because she makes us so volatile.
Spring is here again, bruises on the fruit
Another reference to entering puberty and this time abused genitalia (abused in that it's used carelessley too often).
Reproductive glands, tender age in bloom
The most literal sentence here, again using the nature theme to describe human fertility.
Then the chorus
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
Knows not what it means
And I say
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
Knows not what it means
And I say yeah
Shooting his gun is shooting your load, and the man doing it is blissfully ignorant of the importance of the creation of life that it represents. The first line of the verse is about using the reproductive system of plants for food, and the chorus is about using the reproductive system of humans for fun, without paying it any respect.
The song no doubt has a meaning describing people who listen to catchy, "pretty" music without really paying attention to what it means, but I think there's a much deeper meaning about adolescents who sleep around as soon as they start getting horny, as soon nature lets their little bodies develop.
Kurt was a great lyricist." />
<i>I love how this song is in the video game 'The Rock band' or whatever, hypocritical, much?</i>
Because we all know it was Kurt's choice to put his song in a video game ;p
<i>Read the chorus carefully. Everything before the chorus it just random words. "Nature is a whore"-random. "Bruises on the fruit"-random. "Likes to shoot his gun" means likes to shoot his mouth. In other words someone who does have't a clue about what the song means likes to tell others what it means. You guys are doing exactly what Kurt is talking about.</i>
It's not random, you have to read into it. Look at it this way, the first line of the first verse goes into the first line of the second verse, the second line of the first verse goes into the second line of the second verse, and so on. It makes more sense that way (on the inside cover it is written that way in a poem)
He uses nature as a metaphor for human fertility.
<i>Sell the kids for food, we can have some more</i>
The kids in nature would be fruits, which you'd sell as food, since you'll always be able to have more fruit. It's about using the reproductive system for something other than what it is meant for (in this case food, the theme is linked to again in the chorus).
<i>Weather changes moods, nature is a whore</i>
This is about the mood swings that girls experience going into puberty and pregnancy (the weather of her body). Mother nature is a whore because she makes us so volatile.
<i>Spring is here again, bruises on the fruit</i>
Another reference to entering puberty and this time abused genitalia (abused in that it's used carelessley too often).
<i>Reproductive glands, tender age in bloom</i>
The most literal sentence here, again using the nature theme to describe human fertility.
Then the chorus
<i>He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
Knows not what it means
And I say
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means
Knows not what it means
And I say yeah</i>
Shooting his gun is shooting your load, and the man doing it is blissfully ignorant of the importance of the creation of life that it represents. The first line of the verse is about using the reproductive system of plants for food, and the chorus is about using the reproductive system of humans for fun, without paying it any respect.
The song no doubt has a meaning describing people who listen to catchy, "pretty" music without really paying attention to what it means, but I think there's a much deeper meaning about adolescents who sleep around as soon as they start getting horny, as soon nature lets their little bodies develop.
Interesting and well thought out, but a little bit overdone. If "In Bloom" is about anything in particular, I think it's closer to what others have said; it's simply about people who operate on a skin deep level and don't truly "get it."
Interesting and well thought out, but a little bit overdone. If "In Bloom" is about anything in particular, I think it's closer to what others have said; it's simply about people who operate on a skin deep level and don't truly "get it."
I know Kurt Cobain seemed to have a fascination with the reproductive process and it certainly shows up in this song, but I don't think it has any intended hidden meaning. It means whatever you pull from it; in your case, horny tweens.
I know Kurt Cobain seemed to have a fascination with the reproductive process and it certainly shows up in this song, but I don't think it has any intended hidden meaning. It means whatever you pull from it; in your case, horny tweens.
I have to say that this has to be one of the most well thought out comments that I have ever seen about lyrics. It's been a while since I've read the liner notes from Nevermind, but I'm inclined to believe your interpretation. Well to some degree at least.
I have to say that this has to be one of the most well thought out comments that I have ever seen about lyrics. It's been a while since I've read the liner notes from Nevermind, but I'm inclined to believe your interpretation. Well to some degree at least.
I'm not so sure about the message that you took away from it, but I think that you are spot on about the structure of the song; i.e. each line in the first verse corresponds with the same line in the second verse. The meaning seems to become a bit more clear when you read it that way. Just in case it would help others, I’ll list them all together:
V1.A) Sell the kids for food
V2.A) We can have some more
V1.B) Weather changes moods
V2.B) Nature is a whore
V1.C) Spring is here again
V2.C) Bruises on the fruit
V1.D) Reproductive glands
V2.D) Tender age in bloom
It's still wide open to interpretation, but the stream of thought is a lot more coherent this way. From what I know about him, it seems to me that this is exactly the way that Cobain would write a song. I’m not sure I buy into the whole seemingly abstinence related message that you took away, but I can agree that it’s written as a cipher.
As far as what I take away from it, as with everyone, it is largely colored by my experiences in life. All of the best songwriters have the ability to write in a way that is both personal to them and personal to the listener as well. Again I am basing this on my life and the little that I know about Cobain.
I believe the A Lines are about hypocrisy, not valuing what should be valued. The B & C Lines hold a different mean for me, that being, illness/addiction/pain. The D Lines expound on this, and to me express the frustration of being young and being sick, in a sarcastic way.
To me it is about seeing everyone around you take, what is natural for the majority of society, for granted. The imagery is intentionally shifted from the expected meaning to the polar opposite. “Spring is here again”, but there are “Bruises on the fruit”. Spring normally represents youth and renewal, but in this context Spring is a time of decay for the writer; youth and illness.
Again I fully admit that my experience is coloring my interpretation, but that is the great thing about songs like this. They are wide open to be viewed from different angles. I may be off base, but from what I understand Kurt Cobain was self-medicating to treat multiple health and psychological issues with heroin.
It doesn’t seem like a stretch that he would express his frustration about life in this way. Something to the effect of, ‘life comes so easy for everyone else and you all take that for granted’. “He likes to sing along”, “But he knows not what it means”.
Sorry for rambling and thank you for pointing out the structure. It added a whole new layer to this song in my opinion.
I'm not so sure about the message that you took away from it, but I think that you are spot on about the structure of the song; i.e. each line of the first verse corresponds with the lines in the second verse. The meaning seems to become a bit more clear when you read it that way.
V1.A) Sell the kids for food
V2.A) We can have some more
V1.B) Weather changes moods
V2.B) Nature is a whore
V2.C) Bruises on the fruit
V1.C) Spring is here again
V2.D) Tender age in bloom
V1.D) Reproductive glands
V1.A) Sell the kids for food
V2.A) We can have some more
V1.B) Weather changes moods
V2.B) Nature is a whore
V2.C) Bruises on the fruit
V1.C) Spring is here again
V2.D) Tender age in bloom
V1.D) Reproductive glands
I always thought this was well known tbh...Cobain always loved fucking with his lyrics and playing on them
I always thought this was well known tbh...Cobain always loved fucking with his lyrics and playing on them
<i>I love how this song is in the video game 'The Rock band' or whatever, hypocritical, much?</i>
Because we all know it was Kurt's choice to put his song in a video game ;p
<i>Read the chorus carefully. Everything before the chorus it just random words. "Nature is a whore"-random. "Bruises on the fruit"-random. "Likes to shoot his gun" means likes to shoot his mouth. In other words someone who does have't a clue about what the song means likes to tell others what it means. You guys are doing exactly what Kurt is talking about.</i>
It's not random, you have to read into it. Look at it this way, the first line of the first verse goes into the first line of the second verse, the second line of the first verse goes into the second line of the second verse, and so on. It makes more sense that way (on the inside cover it is written that way in a poem)
He uses nature as a metaphor for human fertility.
<i>Sell the kids for food, we can have some more</i>
The kids in nature would be fruits, which you'd sell as food, since you'll always be able to have more fruit. It's about using the reproductive system for something other than what it is meant for (in this case food, the theme is linked to again in the chorus).
<i>Weather changes moods, nature is a whore</i>
This is about the mood swings that girls experience going into puberty and pregnancy (the weather of her body). Mother nature is a whore because she makes us so volatile.
<i>Spring is here again, bruises on the fruit</i>
Another reference to entering puberty and this time abused genitalia (abused in that it's used carelessley too often).
<i>Reproductive glands, tender age in bloom</i>
The most literal sentence here, again using the nature theme to describe human fertility.
Then the chorus
<i>He's the one who likes all our pretty songs And he likes to sing along And he likes to shoot his gun But he knows not what it means Knows not what it means And I say He's the one who likes all our pretty songs And he likes to sing along And he likes to shoot his gun But he knows not what it means Knows not what it means And I say yeah</i>
Shooting his gun is shooting your load, and the man doing it is blissfully ignorant of the importance of the creation of life that it represents. The first line of the verse is about using the reproductive system of plants for food, and the chorus is about using the reproductive system of humans for fun, without paying it any respect.
The song no doubt has a meaning describing people who listen to catchy, "pretty" music without really paying attention to what it means, but I think there's a much deeper meaning about adolescents who sleep around as soon as they start getting horny, as soon nature lets their little bodies develop.
Kurt was a great lyricist.</i>
i finally understand this a bit more, thank you:)
i finally understand this a bit more, thank you:)
Interesting and well thought out, but a little bit overdone. If "In Bloom" is about anything in particular, I think it's closer to what others have said; it's simply about people who operate on a skin deep level and don't truly "get it."
Interesting and well thought out, but a little bit overdone. If "In Bloom" is about anything in particular, I think it's closer to what others have said; it's simply about people who operate on a skin deep level and don't truly "get it."
I know Kurt Cobain seemed to have a fascination with the reproductive process and it certainly shows up in this song, but I don't think it has any intended hidden meaning. It means whatever you pull from it; in your case, horny tweens.
I know Kurt Cobain seemed to have a fascination with the reproductive process and it certainly shows up in this song, but I don't think it has any intended hidden meaning. It means whatever you pull from it; in your case, horny tweens.
...Aren't you doing just that
...Aren't you doing just that
I have to say that this has to be one of the most well thought out comments that I have ever seen about lyrics. It's been a while since I've read the liner notes from Nevermind, but I'm inclined to believe your interpretation. Well to some degree at least.
I have to say that this has to be one of the most well thought out comments that I have ever seen about lyrics. It's been a while since I've read the liner notes from Nevermind, but I'm inclined to believe your interpretation. Well to some degree at least.
I'm not so sure about the message that you took away from it, but I think that you are spot on about the structure of the song; i.e. each line in the first verse corresponds with the same line in the second verse. The meaning seems to become a bit more clear when you read it that way. Just in case it would help others, I’ll list them all together:
V1.A) Sell the kids for food V2.A) We can have some more V1.B) Weather changes moods V2.B) Nature is a whore V1.C) Spring is here again V2.C) Bruises on the fruit V1.D) Reproductive glands V2.D) Tender age in bloom
It's still wide open to interpretation, but the stream of thought is a lot more coherent this way. From what I know about him, it seems to me that this is exactly the way that Cobain would write a song. I’m not sure I buy into the whole seemingly abstinence related message that you took away, but I can agree that it’s written as a cipher.
As far as what I take away from it, as with everyone, it is largely colored by my experiences in life. All of the best songwriters have the ability to write in a way that is both personal to them and personal to the listener as well. Again I am basing this on my life and the little that I know about Cobain.
I believe the A Lines are about hypocrisy, not valuing what should be valued. The B & C Lines hold a different mean for me, that being, illness/addiction/pain. The D Lines expound on this, and to me express the frustration of being young and being sick, in a sarcastic way.
To me it is about seeing everyone around you take, what is natural for the majority of society, for granted. The imagery is intentionally shifted from the expected meaning to the polar opposite. “Spring is here again”, but there are “Bruises on the fruit”. Spring normally represents youth and renewal, but in this context Spring is a time of decay for the writer; youth and illness.
Again I fully admit that my experience is coloring my interpretation, but that is the great thing about songs like this. They are wide open to be viewed from different angles. I may be off base, but from what I understand Kurt Cobain was self-medicating to treat multiple health and psychological issues with heroin.
It doesn’t seem like a stretch that he would express his frustration about life in this way. Something to the effect of, ‘life comes so easy for everyone else and you all take that for granted’. “He likes to sing along”, “But he knows not what it means”.
Sorry for rambling and thank you for pointing out the structure. It added a whole new layer to this song in my opinion.
I'm not so sure about the message that you took away from it, but I think that you are spot on about the structure of the song; i.e. each line of the first verse corresponds with the lines in the second verse. The meaning seems to become a bit more clear when you read it that way.
Sorry for repeating the first paragraph. I didn't notice it when I posted it and I'm not sure how to edit that out.
Sorry for repeating the first paragraph. I didn't notice it when I posted it and I'm not sure how to edit that out.
Aninsomniacon ... you mixed thing up there...
Aninsomniacon ... you mixed thing up there...
V1.A) Sell the kids for food V2.A) We can have some more V1.B) Weather changes moods V2.B) Nature is a whore V2.C) Bruises on the fruit V1.C) Spring is here again V2.D) Tender age in bloom V1.D) Reproductive glands
V1.A) Sell the kids for food V2.A) We can have some more V1.B) Weather changes moods V2.B) Nature is a whore V2.C) Bruises on the fruit V1.C) Spring is here again V2.D) Tender age in bloom V1.D) Reproductive glands
I always thought this was well known tbh...Cobain always loved fucking with his lyrics and playing on them
I always thought this was well known tbh...Cobain always loved fucking with his lyrics and playing on them
@Seginustemple Thanks. Great explanation
@Seginustemple Thanks. Great explanation
@Seginustemple
@Seginustemple
@Seginustemple I can relate so much to these lyrics, holy crap, this is insanely more clear
@Seginustemple I can relate so much to these lyrics, holy crap, this is insanely more clear