Pearl Jam's song "Jeremy" is based on the true story of a 15-year-old boy named Jeremy Wade Delle from Richardson, Texas who shot himself in front of his English classmates on the morning of January 8, 1991. Delle was described by schoolmates as "real quiet" and known for "acting sad". After coming in to class late that morning, he was told to get an admittance slip from the school office. He left the classroom, and returned with a 357Magnum revolver. He walked to the front of the classroom, announced "Miss, I got what I really went for", put the barrel of the firearm in his mouth, and pulled the trigger before his teacher or classmates could react. Lisa Moore, a schoolmate, knew Jeremy from the in-school suspension program: "He and I would pass notes back and forth and he would talk about life and stuff," she said. "He signed all of his notes, 'Write back.' But on Monday he wrote, 'Later days.' I didn't know what to make of it. But I never thought this would happen."
The song talks about the lack of attention from his parents and the relationship with his peers who bullied him. This situation may have led him to commit suicide.
A very clear explanation about the song is below this video on YouTube.
You can find more information about the song on Wikipedia.
Information on bullying and how to deal with it is available here. Look for the post published on Sept 18th entitled BULLYING, ACOSO, VIOLENCIA.
You can read the lyrics here:
JEREMY by Pearl Jam 1991
Songwriters: AMENT, JEFFREY ALLEN / VEDDER, EDDIE JEROME
At home
Drawing pictures
Of mountain tops
With him on top
Lemon yellow sun
Arms raised in a V
Dead lay in pools of maroon below
Daddy didn't give attention
To the fact that mommy didn't care
King Jeremy the wicked
Ruled his world
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
Clearly I remember
Pickin' on the boy
Seemed a harmless little fuck
But we unleashed a lion
Gnashed his teeth
And bit the recess lady's breast
How could I forget
He hit me with a surprise left
My jaw left hurting
Dropped wide open
Just like the day
Like the day I heard
Daddy didn't give affection
And the boy was something that mommy wouldn't wear
King Jeremy the wicked
Ruled his world
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
Try to forget this...
Try to erase this...
From the blackboard.
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