@@struttingbirdlofi So true. The only reason I can still listen to this song is because I know John came out of that phase alive and stronger in the end.
This is the strongest song i've heard ever. The feeling in this one is just so sad and depressing, you can feel how lost he was at that time. " John where are you ? " This line hits me so hard, this songs is for very few people to understand. I feel so close to John when i listen to this.
Prisms Edits Very sad and emotional, he said it himself that he felt like an impostor in his own life at that time. It's funny because from all the music i've listened to, the only one that has a place deep inside my soul is our lost friend John, crawling in an abyss of confusion and despair while his teeth were falling off, ready to die with pieces of flesh rotting on his arms. This is pure art, this is the strongest possible feeling, driving you around in such a chaotic universe of sorrow and lost hope. This is not music for everyone, this is not music to listen while drinking your coffee or while going to school, this is pure madness, a trip to hell meant to take you to the highest level the human mind can reach. Sometimes i doubt John is even human considering his life story and his spirituality of talking to ghosts and spirits. Damn, wish i will meet him some day to thank him for everything he has done for us...
He says "goodnight sweet friends" not to people He says it to the spirits, with which he was a friend during heroin years And all that screams are like sprit's crying, because John was about to leave them Just my opinion, don't judge strictly🙂
I remember that when I first listened through this full album all the way, this was the point in the album where I needed to take a break. I started crying and broke into a cold sweat. There's just so much pain echoing through this song...the title alone is tragic...
I can relate to that pretty well. When John said "I thought I saw the light" I had to pause and take 15 minutes to reflect about what the album has been till that moment. This LP is extremely strong and probably one of the most difficult to sit through on a first time. This song specially is one of my favorites from the album. you either listen to it once and never do it again or you find yourself extremely related to the content, the misery. But well, that's just my opinion:]
I stayed for the night at some guy's house and we were smoking mad weed and playing that album on tape... This song blew me away... I was about 16 at the time... I love this track so much, though i know alot of people who cant make it all the way because of several reasons too...
I lost my mom a year ago to this day. When she passed I immediately went to this song. I couldn’t put into words how I felt. This song made me feel what I needed to within the shock of it all. When my grandparents passed, I went to Niandra Lades. I don’t know. John’s music has been there during the worst parts of my life. I reflect on my mom today and this is the only song or thing I can listen to that can match how I feel.
There should be a law or something that John can't never EVER die. it's just forbidden for this man to die. he is the only good thing left in this fucked up planet.
This song makes me feel so much that i just can't cry, just feel. 4:46 until the very end says more than a thousand books ever could. Hands down the most emotionally intense song I've ever heard. This is more blues than actual Blues and more DSBM than actual DSBM. A truly unique song.
if the government wanted to make an effective advert warning kids about the dangers of banging speedballs all they need to do is have a still of John from VPRO 1994 over the top of this song.
This is one of my favorite Frusciante songs, simply because of how much expression was squeezed out through his pain. Most people don’t have a way of sharing their story like this, thankfully John was able to share
I didn’t get John’s solo stuff at first. Then I really got it when I relaxed and let go of my expectations of what I wanted his music to be or for him to match the chili’s or whatever. I still enjoy more mainstream music and plenty of his solo stuff is catchy, but I started caring more about who John was as a person and his ability to express his truth through music. Now I relate to and enjoy all art in general in a whole new great way. Thank you John.
Since i first heard this album, 10 years ago, It is still to this day the only record i can listen to when super depressed and always helps get me through to the other side. That's pretty amazing when I think about it. It's almost like medicine. I will ALWAYS love this record!
It's always such a relief when "I'm Always" comes on after this because this song was the soundtrack to some of the darkest times of my life and I only revisit it when I'm already in a pretty rough space and listening to it only makes me relive even worse shit.....but then it comes and picks you back up and encourages you
what this song means is very simple, if you were addicted to dope yourself. i was for a 2 years with only 2 months of sober in between and lemme tell you, when you do it for that long n john did it for longer u seriously lose yourself, you become lost, your soul, mind, personality, basically who u are is just plain lost and replaced by the dope u. this song basiclaly is saying dat he is getting clean or is clean for a bit and that while clean he is slowly finding himself again, hence the title.
Goodnight friends Remember me if you loved me Mother Nature's slaughtered me Remember me if you loved me Mother Nature's slaughtered me Love me I thought I saw a light Ahhhhhhh, no All I saw was the place Where I'd [?] And I've gotta know what it wanted with me Well, and if you've gotta face exploring And what you know is bringing your ass down, John Your ass down John! Oh John, where are you? We'd known as l that we'd met Oh, I am alone And life goes on I have seen through lines of lies Well, at least tell me Is it a mad, mad choice? Hidden in a place of darkness Heaven is so cold with blackness You have seen her show But do you know where you'd go? I have seen through lines of lies Well, at least tell me Is it a mad, mad choice? It's been so long Since I've seen the sun Yeah life lasts so long That the harm is all gone It's been so hard We'll sing the song Yeah life lasts so long That the harm is gone
This is fucking unreal! o_o Pure intensity, emotion and honesty - this is far more than music.. I don't even.. I can't express my love for this man. So glad he's still in this world.
what I like about this album is that everytime I listen to it I find something new, that I didn't find before. For 5 years this album been a new album every time I listened to it.
I don't know how some of you dislike this album so much? Even as a junkie the creativity that John put into this album is more creativity than any of us could ever muster up! Big frusciante fan, you either appreciate all he's done or you don't. I like this album regardless of its flaws! No album is flawless and you are an idiot if you think they are! Love frusciante and particularly this song.
well if someone's criticizing this album based on the quality of production and the sort then I'm suspecting they lack common sense and don't know what the fuck art is about, like honestly how can you bring those things up, it's out of place. he was dying in all the awful ways he could, of course listening to it is gonna feel fucking terrible. literally no one asked for a technical review. ppl don't know where to say these things neither do they know their place
music gives us the chance to show what we feel internally and its not about how you sound its about how you feel to get that message across screw the media....when I felt this song I felt connected and I saw a vision of what he was going through....this is what real music should be like and John Frusciante made these songs amazingly
John played this for me years before it was released. I carried around the cassette tape he gave me like it was gold for years and I still love this song so much. The cassette is sadly deteriorated now from so much use. So beautiful and sad and rock and roll maudlin.
At the first listen you can ear mostly only screams and noises, but listening better the song you can ear some beautiful melodies (especially from 4.25 until 7.30)
Goodnight friends Remember me if you loved me [Verse] Mother Nature's slaughtered me (Yeah, hey yeah, yeah) Remember me if you loved me Mother Nature's slaughtered me Love me I thought I saw a light Ahhhhhhh, no.. All I saw was the place Where I'd remember you at (Ahhhhhh) And I've gotta know what it wanted with me Well, and if you've gotta face exploring And what you know is bringing your ass down, John... ...your ass down John! Oh John, where are you? (Oh where am I?) We'd known, as l that we'd met Oh, I am alone And life goes on Mitski 'Heaven' Official Lyrics & Meaning | Genius Verified [Chorus] I have seen Through lines of lies Well, at least tell me Is it a mad, mad choice? [Bridge] Hidden in a place of darkness Heaven is so cold with blackness You have seen her show But do you know where you'd go? [Chorus] I have seen Lines of lies Well, at least tell me Is it a mad, mad choice? [Outro] It's been so long Since we've seen the sun Yeah life lasts so long That the harm is all gone It's been so hard We will sing the song Yeah life lasts so long That the army will fall (Ahh, woo, ooh)
I can't explain why, maybe it's the context in which the song was made, maybe it's the rawness of it... But this song feels so powerful and loaded with emotions, it got me trough tough phases of my life so many times. But at the same time it feels kinda wrong listening to this album because John didn't want this album to be sold anymore...
Paper Taylor John is not ashamed of his period on drugs so, dont worry, also he said that one day he will officially release this album again. Dont feel bad for listening to this beautiful piece of art. Feel it, and keep healing urself through his music.
@EnigmaLoruciner I know EXACTLY what you mean... It's 2:13 in the morning and I feel sad and lonely and I'm scared of the silence in my home, and this album makes me feel better, even if I find all the songs scary and sad.
I've listened to this album once and it's the only time I've ever listened to it or ever will listen to it. It's one of those albums you can't duplicate in terms of listening experience. To those who have listened to this album, you'll understand.
Mi canción favorita del disco, me inspiró bastante a lo que hoy en día es mi música, espero algún día publicarla y dar a conocer esta canción como una gran obra de inspiración c;
yes. he was dying. forget "scar tissue". he had a life threatening oral infection due to absceses in his mouth. and his arms- they look like burns. more absecessed skin needing many skin grafts. i quote flea: "i was SURE john was gonna die". this comes from a man who watched alot of friends and a bandmate DIE of the same affliction. thank you for understanding.
@TehSorso yes yes, and not just talking the way he sings this song, but also the name, i may again know john, like die and be reborn, and meet yourself again, and the lyrics are incredible, mother nature slaughter me, i dont know, its incredible, pure feelings. and just saying but there are parts in the song when his voice is so clean, and in others is so distorted, in my opinion on purpose, like he want to keep it like a mystery i dont know, it is just a point of view sorry for my English
@EnigmaLoruciner for that i can listen to all of his albums...i just love it...i play the guitar also, but not as well and i´m not really a songwriter....but if i could, anytime, i´ll would do it like John...
I tired to pause this one because I had chores to do and just couldn't. It would probably feel like an insult and/or an interruption of a natural process.
thats exactly what i thought. the vocals melodies and the guitar sound very shoegazey. my music i make sounds like if frusciante got really into shoegazing, but sadly i cant sing like him.
thats like saying you die from getting shot, or die from cancer. some people live, some people die. there's no definite outcome. luckily he's one who lived. i don't need to do internet homework because i have common sense and knowledge.
@taviargue absolutely thought so myself too last night. Especially once the song approached the end, and he became even more melancholic in his voice and the guitar playing became sloppy... and the ending when his voice dissipates in senseless distortion... I think he really had no perspective of living beyond this point. Actually the song was recorded in 1994, when he was a sick druggy hermit as you can see in the VPRO interview.
