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Anotherman...Anotherman... Posts: 28
edited October 2006 in Words and Music...Communication
Is this song about an std that a dude gave to his girl after he cheated on her?
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  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Anotherman... wrote:
    Is this song about an std that a dude gave to his girl after he cheated on her?
    Possibly. I'd definitely pull the adultery card for this song though.
    Such a shame it's so good, but about something so awful :D
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    Oh please let it rain today. This city's so filthy. Like my mind in ways.
    Oh it was the time. Like a clean new taste.
    Smiling eyes before me and tears from my face.

    Wash my love. Wash my love. Wash my love, yeah.

    Sin for sale. Buying just a need. O who planted all the devils seeds?
    And what's the truth? And the truth that lies at home.
    It's on the inside and I can't get it off. Yeah.

    Wash my love. Wash my love. Wash my love, yeah.

    What's clean is pure. But hey, I'm white on the outside. Though I stray.
    What she don't know today might kill us both tomorrow. Bring it back someway.
    Bring it back, back, back... to the clean form. To the pure form.

    Wash my love. Wash my love. Wash my love. Wash my love.
    Wash my love. Wash my love. Wash my love. Yeah
    Wash my ...wash my...wash my love....yeaaaaaaahhhhhhh

    Yeah, I could see the STD reference. Wash the yesterday, and potential AIDS/STD away. Is this about Hugh Grant? It was first played in 1991. Ohmygawd! That is so lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng ago. Anyway, something along the lines of the Hugh Grant/prostitute story.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    BeerBaron wrote:
    "What's clean is pure. But hey, I'm white on the outside. Though I stray.
    What she don't know today might kill us both tomorrow. Bring it back someway.
    Bring it back, back, back... to the clean form. To the pure form."

    These lines say it all.

    I think the lyrics are saying that pure/clean love is what he wants back, but he lost it because he strayed (cheated).

    And the reference to "Wash My Love" is just meaning that his love is dirty because he strayed and he wants to go back in time and undo what he has done so that his love is clean again.

    That's how I see it anyway ...
    Why I think the STD reference is in there because of the "What she don't know today might kill us both tomorrow." If Person X in a relationship with Person Y strays via unprotected sex with Person AIDS, then Person X has unprotected sex with Person Y they may both end up as Person AIDS(x) Person AIDS (y).

    or x*y = xy, x*a = xa, xa*y=xya - I'm having too much fun with this :D
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    True, but that might also be a refernce to the cancer of deceit that will eat away at their relationship. She doesn't know it, but their relationship will never be the same because of what he's done. She means a lot to him so he needs to get things back to where they were, but knows he never will.
    I smile, but who am I kidding...
  • imspinninimspinnin Posts: 933
    I think it's about someone who strays from their relationship...feels dirty about it, but also get's off on it
    If I could be anything in the world I would be your teardrop...I would be born in your eyes, live on your cheeks, and die on your lips.
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    So, do you think if we ask really nicely in this thread maybe someone in the *know* would just happen to give us a little more insight into this song? I wouldn't know who to ask or how, but maybe an ****Official-What-Does-Wash-Mean*****thread?

    hahahahahhahaha I just made myself laugh :D
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Avocado Surf Co.Avocado Surf Co. Posts: 60
    Y'all put too much into this. Clearly it's about a guy washing and detailing his sportscar.
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    :D
    Baby humpback, baby humpback!
    Down the sewer, down the sewer!
  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,445
    I always thought it was about passing on HIV by having unprotected sex outside of your relationship. BUt that' sjust my interpretation.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    cincybearcat wrote:
    I always thought it was about passing on HIV by having unprotected sex outside of your relationship. BUt that' sjust my interpretation.
    That, or impregnating the "other woman" is how I take it.
  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,445
    BeerBaron wrote:
    Exactly ... that has always been my interpretation anyway ...


    And that is why Pearl Jam lyrics are always good. A few interpretations and they all seem very reasonable. Great song by the way, one of my favs.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    Avocado Surf Co. wrote:
    Y'all put too much into this. Clearly it's about a guy washing and detailing his sportscar.

    Actually, my interpretation is that it was an SUV.
    I smile, but who am I kidding...
  • Androgynous MindAndrogynous Mind Posts: 520
    BeerBaron wrote:
    "What's clean is pure. But hey, I'm white on the outside. Though I stray.
    What she don't know today might kill us both tomorrow. Bring it back someway.
    Bring it back, back, back... to the clean form. To the pure form."

    These lines say it all.

    I think the lyrics are saying that pure/clean love is what he wants back, but he lost it because he strayed (cheated).

    And the reference to "Wash My Love" is just meaning that his love is dirty because he strayed and he wants to go back in time and undo what he has done so that his love is clean again.

    That's how I see it anyway ...

    Agreed, adultry seems more like the theme of the story. I see where the arugment for STD's is, but I dont like it is likely that they would write a song about them.
    Oh he fills it up with the love of a girl...
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