Malibu

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This was sent to me by Isabel Porras (drowntea@hotmail.com)

HI. Ok, this is My interpretation of Hole's second single off of Celebrity Skin (kik ass cd, by the way),MALIBU, anyways..before I continue..I will not go with the masses and say this is about Kurt Cobain. It may or may not be, but damnit, I like to think this song is about Kristen Pfaff. Don't laugh. It COULD be, ok? Anyways..

"How'd you get so desperate
How'd you stay alive
Help me please
Burn the sorrow from your eyes
Oh, come on be alive again
Don't lay down and die"
This quote, to me sound like she is "asking" Kristin how she could give in, take away her life like that, y'know?
"Hey, hey
You know what to do
Oh, baby drive away to Malibu"
Ok, Kristen was supposedly going to go back home to escape the drug-scene. So this "Malibu" reference might mean her home. Malibu is usually considered a utopia, right?
"Love would tear you apart
Oh and I knew
The darkest secret of your heart"
This means that Courtney knew what Pfaff was going through...the wHole rock star thing was getting to Kristin and the band was killing her.*** So, that is my interpretation. Any comments or hate mail (you stupid-fuck-that-is-NOT-what-Malibu-is- about-type-emails) please send them to DROWNTEA@HOTMAIL.COM ok people bye!!

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This was sent to me by Colin VanOsch [sweet_as_cyanide@hotmail.com].

MALIBU; Now i am the biggest non Christian i know, but i have seen so many biblical references in this song. (come on be alive again, dont lay down and die; Jesuses Ressurection?) and all the talk about angels and shit.

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This was sent to me by Patrick Chalmers (insomniac9@hotmail.com)

"Malibu" is a beautiful pop song about redemption and saving a fragile spirit..definite Kurt reference...or Jeff Buckley as well. Courtney said she has a love affair with the town, and she feels invigorated when she visits there..

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awfulpetal@mailcity.com - I believe Malibu is about loving a suicidal person. You try to save them with your love but it’s so hard. They're drowning themselves in their pain and you can't save them.

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