What does I Got Shit mean?

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  • jniko
    jniko Posts: 305
    I agree with October22. The emotion and energy are what inspire me about the song. Specific lines and phrases just give me an energy that's indescribable. I don't need an exact interpretation just what i feel.
  • InBetweenIsMne
    InBetweenIsMne Posts: 430
    Herein lies the awesomeness of art...it's completely subjective. It can mean something completely different to each of us, but still evoke a passion or view.

    I've always loved this song. And personally considered it a personal struggle for the narrator in some way, be it love, loneliness, addiction.

    After hearing other views, I think the "Sound and the Fury" interpretation is beautifully tragic and also see how the "prisoner" interpretation would totally fit in with Long Road and the Merkin Ball theme.

    Man, I LOVE PEARL JAM!!!
  • Vedd Hedd
    Vedd Hedd Posts: 4,631
    "All the advantage this life's got on me...."
    Turn this anger into
    Nuclear fission
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,655
    october22 said:

    It's one of my favorites but I never really felt the need to analyze it. The emotion is so clear and relatable to me that trying to pin down specifics sort of takes away from it. Does that make sense to anyone but me?

    That's pretty much how I listen to all music. But when the subject comes up and I bother to think about it, I don't mind doing a closer interpretation and thinking about it in more academic terms. This kind of interpretation doesn't really factor in once the song is playing and I'm into it.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    Music..the great interpretation. That's part of why I love it so much.
    www.cluthelee.com
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    october22 said:

    It's one of my favorites but I never really felt the need to analyze it. The emotion is so clear and relatable to me that trying to pin down specifics sort of takes away from it. Does that make sense to anyone but me?

    Yeah, total sense.

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