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Beautiful Disaster

311
Track 5 on Transistor  

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Dec. 13, 19971 viewer46.1K views

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This song reflects the continued drift and eventual failure of a dying relationship, specifically revolving around one person’s avoidance of developing intimacy. This person is defined by their own misery, leading the narrator to harshly conclude that you can not fix another person.

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I think many times, people in general – and me, especially – find ourselves attracted to people who are not good for us, […] We know it, but we can’t resist. That’s what ‘Beautiful Disaster’ is.

— Nick Hexum via Songfacts Interview

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NRG Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
Release Date
December 13, 1997
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