What do you think Beautiful Disaster means?

311: Beautiful Disaster Meaning

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Song Released: 1998


Beautiful Disaster Lyrics

Today seems like a good day to burn a bridge or two
The one with old wood creaking that would burn away right on cue
I try to be not like that but some people really suck
Some people need to get the axing chalk it up to bad luck
I know a...

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    munkieboy
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    Apr 26th 2008 !⃝

    He's talking about struggling to stay positive and avoid just walking away bitter but he has no other choice. The person he's done dealing with seems to be a selfishly free-spirited person that takes life as it comes, lives to enjoy life and he likes the idea. However, she does soon start going too far and out of control as her fun-loving nature knows no bounds. She seems to be completely insensitive to the well-being of anyone (including herself) in search for more to life, so he's gotta just get himself away from such a negative vibe (and being such a positive-minded guy and group as a whole, I wouldn't be surprised if this was strongly based on someone in real-life).

    But I could be wrong, I usually am :p

  2. anonymous
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    Sep 13th 2017 !⃝

    He is singing about a woman he fell for who is strung out on meth.she tried to drag him down with her but he couldn't keep pace to keep her, couldn't throw his life away for her,couldn't slow her down, let alone stop her. Was tired of trying to clean up her messes and had to let her go.

  3. Blitwin
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    Sep 21st 2009 !⃝

    Veronica Hand, you are this person. I have lost two years, wasted in the whirling swirling kaleidoscopic circus that you call life. Is it possible that you also slept with 311 along with me, and well everyone else? I wouldn't be surprised.


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