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Originally Posted by mr dave
talk to me about Soundgarden dude. i want to know how our interpretations of the group differ this much because i never really considered them as social commentators.
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Well, brother. Like you said, their music was largely open to interpretation. Perhaps its just my take on their lyrics on certain songs. I guess if I went into explanations, they might seem vague, because I get really into causes and roots. When I see lines like "The day I tried to live, I stole a thousand beggar's change and gave it to the rich.", I imagine a scenario of attempted revolt against the powers that be, where you really only hurt those you empathize with and feed the structure you were striking out against. Which leads to one of the ending lines: "I woke the same as any other day. You know, I should have stayed in bed.".
Again, perhaps the social commentary is secondary, but like I said: causes and roots.