With the lights out, it’s less dangerous.


I never gave that line much though until about 5 minutes ago. I think, honestly, it was a statement about the times and I’m sad to say those “times” are back again. We have a Bush in the office, the economy is awful and we are in a war in Iraq. So was Kurt Cobain making a call to arms? Was he using the old rock paradox to point out to us the adage “ignorance is bliss?” Maybe he just though it sounded cool. I’m guessing it likely has more meaning to it. Everything a Pisces does has some meaning to it. I’m not saying we always understand it, but it is usually there.


Maybe he was speaking in broader terms. Maybe he wasn’t saying that ignorance to things like the economy and the war was bliss. Maybe he was saying that the ignorance we all settle into as we get older is bliss. When you’re young, usually you’re passionate and care, on some level, about other people. It doesn’t really take too long for your focus to narrow down to your own wants and your family and your house on a cul-de-sac.

Then again, maybe he was paying homage to the great pacifiers of society. Beer, junk food, candy, porn, television. These will all lull you into a lotus like trance. Even in broader terms, he might have meant the lights. You know... electricity and civilization. If we lost all power, then we wouldn’t be able to blow each other up. We also wouldn’t be under the spell of our leaders or the things they give us to keep us quiet. Maybe he just thought it was cool to mosh in the dark, but I like to think there’s more to it than just that.