Badmotorfinger / SOMMS

This will probably be the only song
interpretation I'll do that
i'm really proud of, so bear
with me and enjoy it, okay? :)

I want to talk about She's a Politician..
Originally i was negative towards this song, but listening to it closely
and reading the lyrics, i'm not as definite in my opinion as i had
thought.

Listening to it the first time, i was a little annoyed basically because
it seemed dumb. The phrase "she's a politician" even; it's not something
i would use to describe someone, and i would think of it as a slight
insult..

The tempo and the whole feel of the song seemed too out of control.. all
wrong.. but now that i think of it, wouldn't that be the most
appropriate feel for this song? listen to the lyrics; it's all about
lack of control.

For me, it's about a guy who is overwhelmed by the intelligence,
attitude, sassiness, power and authority oozing out of a woman..

Check out the first verse

A broken mirror and razor blade
She's a politician
Hot headed all the time
She's a politician


a broken mirror/razor blade would symbolise her sharp tongue and maybe
those words were used in particular.. since the two items are used for
personal hygiene.. not even really related, but they both fit into her
description.. i think it's either very simplistically written by Cornell
or rather clever of him to use those two words.

And of course "hot headed" is describing her attitude around him..
something i'm wondering about.. is she REALLY a politician? or is that
just how she's been pigeonholed.. like: "she's got all this power, she's
so sophisticated and snotty, she must be one of those office types."


'She's a Politician' is similar to alot of other Soundgarden songs. It
has to be heard more than once to be thoroughly understood. I'm glad I
took the time.