Bush: Glycerine Meaning
Song Released: 1995
Glycerine Lyrics
Must be for real cause now I can feel
and I didn't mind
it's not my kind
not my time to wonder why
everything's gone white
and everything's grey
now your here now you away
I don't want this
remember...
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The word Glycerin means a liquid that has no color or odor, but a slightly sweet taste. So the contradicting terms like "I'm never alone, I'm alone all the time" "Everything's gone white, now everything's grey" Now your here now your away" may mean he doesn't know much about her, she's clear, has no scent to trace which traditionally is a way to find out about organic substances. All he knows about her is she tastes sweet like "couldnt love you more youve got a beautiful taste."
I too think that is is a bi-polar, abusive relationship. He plays the head games and she lashes out in frustration as in "I treated you bad, you bruise my face." just my interpretation though. -
First off, I love the song! The first time I heard it I bought Sixteen Stones and listened to Glycerine over and over. . .
Anyway. . . Although used in many things, explosives and soap are chief among the uses of Glycerin (Anyone seen FIGHT CLUB?). When I thought about this I thought that it could show the duality of love. Sometimes it destroy and sometimes it cleans. It can kill us and save us at the same time (Soap saves lives?). Some of the lyrics seem to hold hope for love or the relationship in question, others seem to show the pain and suffering of the particular relationship. -
This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
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Bush is famous for its surreal lyrics. This term simply means that the lyrics do not necessarily make any sense, they just capture a certain feeling. Musical equivalent of abstract art. Take "bad moon wine again" Don't even bother turning this phrase upside-down looking for a meaning, your endeavor will prove fruitless. The phrase sounds good, and it motivated by feeling, not reason.
There is a correlation, most likely, between some of the rough phrases in the song, and what the song's intended subject was in Gaven's mind, if there was one. This is due to the style in which surreal lyrics are written, through free associative writing; in other words, random phrases that simply "appear" in ones thoughts. The first thoughts that come to your head, writted down, then = free associative writing. -
The abuse refered to in the song is emotional abuse dealt by the writer and physical abuse by the girl. There is regret for the past mistreatment and also a standoffish tone in some parts of the song. Glycerin is derived through fermentation of alcohols, and so it fits this song. While the relationships gets older there are some sweet memories consumed by many more bitter ones. This song is very depressing, I love it! - H.C.Smith
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To me it sounds like the writer was in an abusive relationship, from both sides. He regrets his abusiveness and wishes he could withdrawal it from time, because he really loved her and misses the times they've shared.
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